Where does “milze” come from?
milze (Latvian) comes from Latvian milzis, from Latvian milzt, from Proto-Baltic melž-, from Proto-Indo-European melǵʰ.
milze (Latvian): female giant, giantess; giant, giantess
Definitions
- female giant, giantess; giant, giantess
Ancestry of “milze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | milzis | giant |
| 2 | Latvian | milzt | to swell, to grow, to increase |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | melž- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melǵʰ | — |