Where does “nepateicīgs” come from?

nepateicīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian pateicīgs, from Latvian pateikties, from Latvian pateikt, from Latvian teikt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic teyk-, from Proto-Indo-European tek- — to take by the hand; to receive, obtain; to weave.

nepateicīgs (Latvian): ungrateful showing ingratitude; not feeling, not expressing gratitude, thankfulness

Definitions

  1. ungrateful showing ingratitude; not feeling, not expressing gratitude, thankfulness

Ancestry of “nepateicīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpateicīgsgrateful, thankful feeling, expressing gratitude, thankfulness
2Latvianpateikties
3Latvianpateiktto say; to tell; to let somebody know
4Latvianteiktto say, to tell; to say, to tell, to order, to...
5Proto-Balto-Slavicteyk-
6Proto-Indo-Europeantek-to take by the hand; to receive, obtain; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tek-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic teyk-Every word from Latvian teikt