Where does “iz-” come from?

iz- (Latvian) comes from Latvian iz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.

iz- (Latvian): Usually found on verbs with the meaning 'out',...

Definitions

  1. Usually found on verbs with the meaning 'out',...

Ancestry of “iz-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianizfrom, out of
2Proto-Balto-Slaviciź—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout

Words derived from “iz-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź →Every word from Latvian iz →