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; anger, fury, agitation ,...
Definitions
- fury, rage, ferocity; anger, fury, agitation ,...
Ancestry of “niknums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | nikns | wild, furious, raging; angry, furious, harsh;... |
| 2 | Latvian | nikt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | neyk- | to winnow, swing grains in a mill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *nik- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 6 | Cebuano | -hi | — |