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Where does “moteriškumas” come from?

moteriškumas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian moteriškas, from Lithuanian -iškas, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

moteriškumas (Lithuanian): femininity

Definitions

  1. femininity

Ancestry of “moteriškumas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianmoteriškasfeminine; female
2Lithuanian-iškasA suffix that generally forms adjectives from...
3Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
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