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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

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

Words derived from “briedis”

  • Briedis
  • staltbriedis
  • ziemeļbriedis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreydʰ- →