Where does “zīlīte” come from?

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

zīlīte (Latvian): diminutive of zīle; pupil; tit, titmouse

Definitions

  1. diminutive of zīle; pupil; tit, titmouse

Ancestry of “zīlīte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvian-ītefeminine of -ītis, suffixed to feminine nouns;...
2Latvian-eUsed to derive feminine nouns from masculine...
Every word from Latvian -e →Every word from Latvian -īte →