Where does “velnišķīgs” come from?

velnišķīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian velnišķs, from Latvian -išķs, from Latvian -isks, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

velnišķīgs (Latvian): devilish, diabolical typical of the devil

Definitions

  1. devilish, diabolical typical of the devil

Ancestry of “velnišķīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvelnišķsdevilish, diabolical
2Latvian-išķsAdded to nouns to derive adjectives with the...
3Latvian-isksAdded to nouns to derive adjectives with the...
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Latvian -išķs →Every word from Latvian -isks →