Where does “mugurkaulnieks” come from?

mugurkaulnieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian mugurkauls, from Latvian kauls, from Proto-Balto-Slavic káuˀlas, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

mugurkaulnieks (Latvian): vertebrate

Definitions

  1. vertebrate

Ancestry of “mugurkaulnieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmugurkaulsspine, backbone; character, nature
2Latviankaulsbone
3Proto-Balto-Slavickáuˀlasbone
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic káuˀlas →Every word from Latvian kauls →