Where does “pateicīgs” come from?
pateicīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian pateikties, from Latvian pateikt, from Latvian teikt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic teyk-, from Proto-Indo-European tek- — to take by the hand; to receive, obtain; to weave.
pateicīgs (Latvian): grateful, thankful feeling, expressing gratitude, thankfulness
Definitions
- grateful, thankful feeling, expressing gratitude, thankfulness
Ancestry of “pateicīgs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | pateikties | — |
| 2 | Latvian | pateikt | to say; to tell; to let somebody know |
| 3 | Latvian | teikt | to say, to tell; to say, to tell, to order, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | teyk- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tek- | to take by the hand; to receive, obtain; to weave |