Where does “īstens” come from?
īstens (Latvian) comes from Latvian īsts, from Proto-Baltic jis, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.
īstens (Latvian): real, true, genuine; true, correct; full
Definitions
- real, true, genuine; true, correct; full
Ancestry of “īstens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | īsts | real, true, genuine, not false or artificial; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | jis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éy | the; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁e- | — |
Words derived from “īstens”