Where does “briedis” come from?

briedis (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic breid-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreydʰ-.

briedis (Latvian): deer, stag

Definitions

  1. deer, stag

Ancestry of “briedis”, step by step

briedis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic breid-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicbreid-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreydʰ-—

via Proto-Balto-Slavic bried-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicbried-—

Words derived from “briedis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic breid- →