Where does “pilnīgs” come from?

pilnīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian pilns, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pílˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

pilnīgs (Latvian): complete, total, full, perfect, absolute;...

Definitions

  1. complete, total, full, perfect, absolute;...

Ancestry of “pilnīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpilnsfull; full, complete, whole, entire; full, whole,...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpílˀnasfull
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pílˀnas →