Where does “žāvētājs” come from?

žāvētājs (Latvian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zavet, from Proto-Slavic zavětъ, from Proto-Slavic větъ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

žāvētājs (Latvian): dryer

Definitions

  1. dryer

Ancestry of “žāvētājs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzavetcovenant; oath, promise; will, testament
2Proto-Slaviczavětъcovenant
3Proto-Slavicvětъtalk, agreement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →