Where does “lielisks” come from?

lielisks (Latvian) comes from Latvian liels, from Proto-Indo-European lei-, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

lielisks (Latvian): great, wonderful; great, excellent; great!...

Definitions

  1. great, wonderful; great, excellent; great!...

Ancestry of “lielisks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlielsbig, large; intense, loud; high, great, large
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlei-to flow, pour; to bend; to pour, to flow, to drip
3Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lei- →Every word from Latvian liels →