Where does “rēzekniete” come from?
rēzekniete (Latvian) comes from Latvian rēzeknietis, from Latvian Rēzekne, from Latvian pils, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pilis, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁-í-s, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
rēzekniete (Latvian): a woman from Rēzekne, a city in Latvia
Definitions
- a woman from Rēzekne, a city in Latvia
Ancestry of “rēzekniete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | rēzeknietis | a man from Rēzekne, a city in Latvia |
| 2 | Latvian | Rēzekne | — |
| 3 | Latvian | pils | palace; castle |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pilis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁-í-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |