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Where does “vēstniece” come from?

vēstniece (Latvian) comes from Latvian -niece, from Latvian -e — Used to derive feminine nouns from masculine...

vēstniece (Latvian): ambasadress, ambassador

Definitions

  1. ambasadress, ambassador

Ancestry of “vēstniece”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvian-niecefemale equivalent of -nieks
2Latvian-eUsed to derive feminine nouns from masculine...
Every word from Latvian -e →