Where does “sīks” come from?
sīks (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic sink-, from Proto-Indo-European senk-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
sīks (Latvian): tiny, little, small; thin, delicate; of small...
Definitions
- tiny, little, small; thin, delicate; of small...
Ancestry of “sīks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sink- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | senk- | to burn |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “sīks”