Where does “lielgabals” come from?

lielgabals (Latvian) comes from Latvian liels, from Proto-Indo-European lei-, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

lielgabals (Latvian): cannon

Definitions

  1. cannon

Ancestry of “lielgabals”, step by step

lielgabals traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian liels

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlielsbig, large; intense, loud; high, great, large
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlei-to flow, pour; to bend; to pour, to flow, to drip
3Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

via Latvian gabals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangabalspiece
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lei- →Every word from Latvian liels →