Where does “äbknaš” come from?

äbknaš (Livonian) comes from Livonian knaš, from Latvian knasts — snug, tight ; elegant; exquisite; pretty;...

äbknaš (Livonian): ugly

Definitions

  1. ugly

Ancestry of “äbknaš”, step by step

äbknaš traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian knaš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianknašbeautiful, handsome, attractive; nice; nice,...
2Latvianknastssnug, tight ; elegant; exquisite; pretty;...

via Livonian äb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianäbfirst person singular present form of the...
Every word from Latvian knastsEvery word from Livonian knaš