Where does “naidnieks” come from?
naidnieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian naids, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neyd- — to revile, insult.
naidnieks (Latvian): enemy, foe
Ancestry of “naidnieks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | naids | hatred, hate, hostility, enmity, animosity;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neyd- | to revile, insult |