Where does “kaķēns” come from?

kaķēns (Latvian) comes from Latvian -ēns, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas.

kaķēns (Latvian): kitten, baby cat; "mazie kaķēni" — the little...

Definitions

  1. kitten, baby cat; "mazie kaķēni" — the little...

Ancestry of “kaķēns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvian-ēnsAdded to nouns to form new nouns; possibly simply...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*-ēnas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas →Every word from Latvian -ēns →