Where does “Dainuvīte” come from?

Dainuvīte (Latvian) comes from Latvian Daina, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dainā, from Proto-Balto-Slavic deî-, from Proto-Indo-European deyh₁- — to hurtle, to chase.

Ancestry of “Dainuvīte”, step by step

Dainuvīte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian Daina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianDainaLatvian folksong
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdainā—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdeî-to sing, dance
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyh₁-to hurtle, to chase

via Latvian vīt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvītto twist, wind; to wind, to wreathe; to twist, to...
2LatinVitusGiven name, equivalent to Vitus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic deî- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dainā →