Where does “lietains” come from?
lietains (Latvian) comes from Latvian -ains, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -īˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
lietains (Latvian): rainy
Ancestry of “lietains”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | -ains | Added to nouns or adjectives to derive adjectives... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -īˀnas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |