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Where does “knislis” come from?

knislis (Latvian) comes from Latvian knist — to itch.

knislis (Latvian): blackfly

Definitions

  1. blackfly

Ancestry of “knislis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianknistto itch
Every word from Latvian knist →