Where does “kinozvaigzne” come from?

kinozvaigzne (Latvian) comes from Latvian zvaigzne, from Latvian zvaigzde, from Proto-Balto-Slavic žvaig-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰweygʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

kinozvaigzne (Latvian): movie star

Definitions

  1. movie star

Ancestry of “kinozvaigzne”, step by step

kinozvaigzne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian zvaigzne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzvaigznestar; star, celebrity
2Latvianzvaigzde
3Proto-Balto-Slavicžvaig-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰweygʷ-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Latvian kino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankino
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰweygʷ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic žvaig-