Where does “liels” come from?

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

liels (Latvian): big, large; intense, loud; high, great, large

Definitions

  1. big, large; intense, loud; high, great, large

Ancestry of “liels”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlei-to flow, pour; to bend; to pour, to flow, to drip
2Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

Words derived from “liels

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lei-