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Where does “spalvmākonis” come from?

spalvmākonis (Latvian) comes from Latvian mākonis, from Latvian mākties — to become cloudy.

spalvmākonis (Latvian): cirrus clouds; alternative form of spalvu mākonis

Definitions

  1. cirrus clouds; alternative form of spalvu mākonis

Ancestry of “spalvmākonis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmākoniscloud
2Latvianmāktiesto become cloudy
Every word from Latvian mākties →