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Where does “nikns” come from?

nikns (Latvian) comes from Latvian nikt, from Proto-Indo-European neyk-, from Proto-Indo-European *nik-, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.

nikns (Latvian): wild, furious, raging; angry, furious, harsh;...

Definitions

  1. wild, furious, raging; angry, furious, harsh;...

Ancestry of “nikns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviannikt—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneyk-to winnow, swing grains in a mill
3Proto-Indo-European*nik-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
5Cebuano-hi—

Words derived from “nikns”

  • niknums
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