Where does “dzīvniecisks” come from?

dzīvniecisks (Latvian) comes from Latvian dzīvnieks, from Latvian -išķs, from Latvian -isks, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

dzīvniecisks (Latvian): animal, bestial, brutal; brutal, bestial,...

Definitions

  1. animal, bestial, brutal; brutal, bestial,...

Ancestry of “dzīvniecisks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzīvnieksanimal
2Latvian-išķsAdded to nouns to derive adjectives with the...
3Latvian-isksAdded to nouns to derive adjectives with the...
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Latvian -išķs →Every word from Latvian -isks →