Where does “devītnieks” come from?
devītnieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian -nieks — Added to nouns (or sometimes to adjectives and a few verbs) to form masculine (.
devītnieks (Latvian): nine, number nine; alternative form of deviņnieks
Definitions
- nine, number nine; alternative form of deviņnieks
Ancestry of “devītnieks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | -nieks | Added to nouns (or sometimes to adjectives and a few verbs) to form masculine ( |