Where does “amerikānis” come from?
amerikānis (Latvian) comes from Latvian Amerika, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
amerikānis (Latvian): an American man, a man born in the United States...
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- an American man, a man born in the United States...
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