Where does “liellops” come from?

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

liellops (Latvian): cattle in general, cows and oxen

Definitions

  1. cattle in general, cows and oxen

Ancestry of “liellops”, step by step

liellops traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian liels

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

via Latvian lops

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlopslivestock, animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lei- →Every word from Latvian liels →