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Where does “-iste” come from?

-iste (Latvian) comes from Lithuanian -ystė.

-iste (Latvian): Added to nouns to form feminine nouns denoting...

Definitions

  1. Added to nouns to form feminine nouns denoting...

Ancestry of “-iste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanian-ystė—

Words derived from “-iste”

  • lielhercogiste
  • cariste
  • ķeizariste
  • grāfiste
  • firstiste
  • hercogiste
  • erchercogiste
Every word from Lithuanian -ystė →