Where does “šausmīgs” come from?

šausmīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian šausmas, from Latvian šaust, from Proto-Balto-Slavic šiaus-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

šausmīgs (Latvian): horrible, terrible; very bad; very intense, big,...

Definitions

  1. horrible, terrible; very bad; very intense, big,...

Ancestry of “šausmīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianšausmasterror, horror
2Latvianšaustmake stand
3Proto-Balto-Slavicšiaus-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šiaus- →