Where does “lielveikals” come from?

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

lielveikals (Latvian): supermarket

Definitions

  1. supermarket

Ancestry of “lielveikals”, step by step

lielveikals 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 veikals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianveikalsshop, store; commercial or financial activity,...
2Lithuanianveĩkalaswork, activity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lei- →Every word from Latvian liels →