Where does “sirdskaite” come from?

sirdskaite (Latvian) comes from Latvian sirds, from Lithuanian širdis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

sirdskaite (Latvian): heart disease

Definitions

  1. heart disease

Ancestry of “sirdskaite”, step by step

sirdskaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian sirds

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansirdsheart; hearts
2Lithuanianširdisheart
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśḗrheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Latvian kaite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankaite—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śḗr →Every word from Lithuanian širdis →