Where does “sniegains” come from?

sniegains (Latvian) comes from Latvian sniegs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

sniegains (Latvian): snowy

Definitions

  1. snowy

Ancestry of “sniegains”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansniegssnow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsnáigassnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas →