pēkšņs

Etymology
From the (historically older) adverbial form, from an earlier variant (probably via , ), from an adjective , from earlier , from , from , a form of , from the stem. The semantic evolution was: “(going) on foot” > “quickly, immediately” (by stressing the motion component) > “suddenly”. Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬

Adjective

 * 1) sudden, abrupt that which arrives, happens unexpectedly, unforeseeably