Where does “šausmas” come from?

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

šausmas (Latvian): terror, horror

Definitions

  1. terror, horror

Ancestry of “šausmas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianšaustmake stand
2Proto-Balto-Slavicšiaus-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “šausmas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šiaus- →