Where does “milzīgs” come from?

milzīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian milzis, from Latvian milzt, from Proto-Baltic melž-, from Proto-Indo-European melǵʰ.

milzīgs (Latvian): huge, enormous, giant; giant, huge, enormous;...

Definitions

  1. huge, enormous, giant; giant, huge, enormous;...

Ancestry of “milzīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmilzisgiant
2Latvianmilztto swell, to grow, to increase
3Proto-Balticmelž-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelǵʰ—

Words derived from “milzīgs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European melǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Baltic melž- →Every word from Latvian milzt →