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Where does “sudrabains” come from?

sudrabains (Latvian) comes from Latvian -ains, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -īˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

sudrabains (Latvian): silvery; silvery; sonorous, clear, relatively...

Definitions

  1. silvery; silvery; sonorous, clear, relatively...

Ancestry of “sudrabains”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvian-ainsAdded to nouns or adjectives to derive adjectives...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-īˀnas—
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →