Where does “gāzveidīgs” come from?

gāzveidīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian veids, from Lithuanian viest, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas, from Proto-Indo-European wéydos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

gāzveidīgs (Latvian): gaseous

Definitions

  1. gaseous

Ancestry of “gāzveidīgs”, step by step

gāzveidīgs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian veids

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianveidsform; form, type, kind, mode; external...
2Lithuanianviestto perceive, to sense, to see
3Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀdasappearance, aspect
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydosseeing, image
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Latvian gāze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangāzegas (state of matter), gaseous substance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydosEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas
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