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Where does “runīgs” come from?

runīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian runa, from Proto-Indo-European reu- — to peel, to pluck, to dig.

runīgs (Latvian): talkative; significant, meaningful

Definitions

  1. talkative; significant, meaningful

Ancestry of “runīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianrunaspeech, speaking, talking; talk, words; speech
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreu-to peel, to pluck, to dig

Words derived from “runīgs”

  • runīgums
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