Where does “žirgtums” come from?
žirgtums (Latvian) comes from Latvian žirgts, from Proto-Baltic žirgt(e)y, from Proto-Baltic žerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
žirgtums (Latvian): liveliness, vivacity, briskness, activity
Definitions
- liveliness, vivacity, briskness, activity
Ancestry of “žirgtums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | žirgts | lively, vivacious, brisk, sprightly, healthy,... |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | žirgt(e)y | — |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | žerg- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |