Where does “baltegle” come from?

baltegle (Latvian) comes from Latvian egle, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *edlis.

baltegle (Latvian): fir tree

Definitions

  1. fir tree

Ancestry of “baltegle”, step by step

baltegle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian egle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianeglespruce; fir
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*edlis—

via Latvian [[balts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvian[[balts—

via Latvian balta]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianbalta]]—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *edlis →Every word from Latvian egle →