Where does “niknums” come from?

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

niknums (Latvian): fury, rage, ferocity emotional state characterized by strong anger, hostility, aggressiveness

Definitions

  1. fury, rage, ferocity emotional state characterized by strong anger, hostility, aggressiveness

Ancestry of “niknums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianniknswild, furious, raging; angry, furious, harsh;...
2Latvianniktto pine, to pine away about man
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneyk-to winnow, swing grains in a mill
4Proto-Indo-European*nik-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
6Cebuano-hi—
Every word from Cebuano -hi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ney- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nik- →