Where does “lielkņaziene” come from?
lielkņaziene (Latvian) comes from Latvian liels, from Proto-Indo-European lei-, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.
lielkņaziene (Latvian): grand duchess
Ancestry of “lielkņaziene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | liels | big, large; intense, loud; high, great, large |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | lei- | to flow, pour; to bend; to pour, to flow, to drip |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |