Where does “irākietis” come from?
irākietis (Latvian) comes from Latvian -ietis — Added to nouns and adjectives to form masculine (-nieks) or feminine (-niece) nouns referring to people having the properties of the original noun, or living in the place designated by the original noun.
irākietis (Latvian): an Iraqi man, a man from Iraq or of Iraqi...
Definitions
- an Iraqi man, a man from Iraq or of Iraqi...
Ancestry of “irākietis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | -ietis | Added to nouns and adjectives to form masculine (-nieks) or feminine (-niece) nouns referring to people having the properties of the original noun, or living in the place designated by the original noun |