Where does “milzīgums” come from?

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

milzīgums (Latvian): enormousness, hugeness, greatness

Definitions

  1. enormousness, hugeness, greatness

Ancestry of “milzīgums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmilzīgshuge, enormous, giant; giant, huge, enormous;...
2Latvianmilzisgiant
3Latvianmilztto swell, to grow, to increase
4Proto-Balticmelž-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmelǵʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European melǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Baltic melž- →Every word from Latvian milzt →