Where does “Alksnis” come from?
Alksnis (Latvian) comes from Proto-Baltic el(i)sni̯a, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.
Ancestry of “Alksnis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Baltic | el(i)sni̯a | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élis- | alder |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | el- | to bend; red, brown; hungry |