Where does “-iņš” come from?
-iņš (Latvian) comes from English Pudding, from Middle English podynge, from Old French boudin, from Latin botellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
-iņš (Latvian): Added to nouns to form masculine or feminine ...
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Ancestry of “-iņš”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Pudding | — |
| 2 | Middle English | podynge | — |
| 3 | Old French | boudin | blood sausage, black pudding |
| 4 | Latin | botellus | a small sausage |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “-iņš”