Where does “sīkums” come from?

sīkums (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.

sīkums (Latvian): trifle; detail; smallness, pettiness,...

Definitions

  1. trifle; detail; smallness, pettiness,...

Ancestry of “sīkums”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European senk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sink- →
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