Where does “naidnieks” come from?

naidnieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian naids, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neyd- — to revile, insult.

naidnieks (Latvian): enemy, foe

Definitions

  1. enemy, foe

Ancestry of “naidnieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviannaidshatred, hate, hostility, enmity, animosity;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neyd-to revile, insult
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neyd- →Every word from Latvian naids →