Where does “airis” come from?

airis (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic air-, from Proto-Indo-European ey- — to go.

airis (Latvian): oar, paddle

Definitions

  1. oar, paddle

Ancestry of “airis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicair-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeaney-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic air- →
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