Where does “skuja” come from?

skuja (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic skwajāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *skwoy-eh₂.

skuja (Latvian): needle

Definitions

  1. needle

Ancestry of “skuja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicskwajāˀneedles or branches of a coniferous tree
2Proto-Indo-European*skwoy-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *skwoy-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skwajāˀ →