Where does “deviņnieks” come from?
deviņnieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian deviņi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dewin-.
deviņnieks (Latvian): nine, number nine; something with the number nine...
Definitions
- nine, number nine; something with the number nine...
Ancestry of “deviņnieks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | deviņi | nine; nine o'clock |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dewin- | — |