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Where does “bīstams” come from?

bīstams (Latvian) comes from Latvian -ams — Used to derive adjectival gerunds from verb stems...

bīstams (Latvian): dangerous, harmful; dangerous, risky

Definitions

  1. dangerous, harmful; dangerous, risky

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StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvian-amsUsed to derive adjectival gerunds from verb stems...
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