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Where does “pasakainība” come from?

pasakainība (Latvian) comes from Latvian pasakains, from Latvian pasaka, from Latvian sacīt, from Latvian sakīti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sákīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

pasakainība (Latvian): fabulousness, fabulosity

Definitions

  1. fabulousness, fabulosity

Ancestry of “pasakainība”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpasakainsfabulous, fantastic; fabulous
2Latvianpasakalegend, folktale, fairy tale; uncommonly...
3Latviansacītto say, tell; to say, to tell; to say, to tell,...
4Latviansakīti—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicsákīˀteito say
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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