Where does “devyniolika” come from?

devyniolika (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian -lika, from Lithuanian likti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

devyniolika (Lithuanian): nineteen

Definitions

  1. nineteen

Ancestry of “devyniolika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanian-likasuffix used for numbers from 11 to 19
2Lithuanianliktistay, remain, be left; remain unusued, be left;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Lithuanian -lika →Every word from Lithuanian likti →