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
Ancestry of “sīknauda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | sīka | genitive singular masculine form of sīks;... |
| 2 | Latvian | sīks | tiny, little, small; thin, delicate; of small... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sink- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | senk- | to burn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |