Where does “sirmmatis” come from?

sirmmatis (Latvian) comes from Latvian sirms, from Proto-Baltic śirˀmas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥-m-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

sirmmatis (Latvian): gray-haired man

Definitions

  1. gray-haired man

Ancestry of “sirmmatis”, step by step

sirmmatis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian sirms

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansirmsgray; gray, gray-haired; gray, grayish white
2Proto-Balticśirˀmas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥-m-os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Latvian mats

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmatshair; each keratin filament on the body of human...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmat-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →