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.

Alksnis (Latvian): alder species of tree of the genus

Definitions

  1. alder species of tree of the genus

Ancestry of “Alksnis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balticel(i)sni̯a—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

Words derived from “Alksnis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Baltic el(i)sni̯a →