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

Definitions

  1. girly, girlish

Ancestry of “meitenīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmeitenegirl; young woman; girl, girlfriend
2Latvian-enefemale equivalent of -enis; feminine of -enis
3Latvian-eUsed to derive feminine nouns from masculine...
Every word from Latvian -e →Every word from Latvian -ene →Every word from Latvian meitene →