Where does “dziedonis” come from?

dziedonis (Latvian) comes from Latvian dziedāt, from Proto-Baltic geyd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

dziedonis (Latvian): professional singer; songbird

Definitions

  1. professional singer; songbird

Ancestry of “dziedonis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandziedātto sing
2Proto-Balticgeyd-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- →Every word from Proto-Baltic geyd- →Every word from Latvian dziedāt →