Where does “miegains” come from?

miegains (Latvian) comes from Latvian -ains, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -īˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

miegains (Latvian): sleepy; slow; sleepy, monotonous, boring

Definitions

  1. sleepy; slow; sleepy, monotonous, boring

Ancestry of “miegains”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvian-ainsAdded to nouns or adjectives to derive adjectives...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-īˀnas—
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latvian -ains →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →
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