Where does “meitenīgs” come from?
meitenīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian meitene, from Latvian -ene, from Latvian -e — Used to derive feminine nouns from masculine...
meitenīgs (Latvian): girly, girlish
Ancestry of “meitenīgs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | meitene | girl; young woman; girl, girlfriend |
| 2 | Latvian | -ene | female equivalent of -enis; feminine of -enis |
| 3 | Latvian | -e | Used to derive feminine nouns from masculine... |