Where does “sīknauda” come from?

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

sīknauda (Latvian): small change

Definitions

  1. small change

Ancestry of “sīknauda”, step by step

sīknauda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian sīka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansīkagenitive singular masculine form of sīks;...
2Latviansīkstiny, little, small; thin, delicate; of small...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsink-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansenk-to burn
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Latvian nauda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviannaudamoney; payment, fees
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnaudā-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European senk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sink- →