Where does “pēkšņi” come from?

pēkšņi (Latvian) comes from Latvian pēši, from Latvian pēs-šas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pēs-tyos, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-tyos, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-tis — going on foot.

pēkšņi (Latvian): nominative plural masculine form of pēkšņs;...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural masculine form of pēkšņs;...

Ancestry of “pēkšņi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpēši—
2Latvianpēs-šas—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpēs-tyos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-tyos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-tisgoing on foot

Words derived from “pēkšņi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd-tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd-tyos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pēs-tyos →