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Where does “gaišs” come from?

gaišs (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic gais-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰēy-.

gaišs (Latvian): bright; light, bright, well lit; light, bright

Definitions

  1. bright; light, bright, well lit; light, bright

Ancestry of “gaišs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgais-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰēy-—

Words derived from “gaišs”

  • gaišmatis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰēy- →