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Where does “rēzeknietis” come from?

rēzeknietis (Latvian) comes 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.

rēzeknietis (Latvian): a man from Rēzekne, a city in Latvia

Definitions

  1. a man from Rēzekne, a city in Latvia

Ancestry of “rēzeknietis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianRēzekne—
2Latvianpilspalace; castle
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpilis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁-í-s—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
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