Where does “sīka” come from?

sīka (Latvian) comes from Latvian sīks, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sink-, from Proto-Indo-European senk-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sīka (Latvian): genitive singular masculine form of sīks;...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular masculine form of sīks;...

Ancestry of “sīka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansīkstiny, little, small; thin, delicate; of small...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsink-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansenk-to burn
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sīka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European senk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sink- →