Where does “pēkšņs” come from?
pēkšņs (Latvian) comes from Latvian pēkšņi, 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.
pēkšņs (Latvian): sudden, abrupt
Ancestry of “pēkšņs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | pēkšņi | nominative plural masculine form of pēkšņs;... |
| 2 | Latvian | pēši | — |
| 3 | Latvian | pēs-šas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pēs-tyos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd-tyos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd-tis | going on foot |
Words derived from “pēkšņs”