Where does “sniegputenis” come from?

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

sniegputenis (Latvian): blizzard

Definitions

blizzard

Ancestry of “sniegputenis”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latvian	sniegs	snow
2	Proto-Balto-Slavic	snáigas	snow
3	Proto-Indo-European	snóygʷʰos	snow
4	Proto-Indo-European	sneygʷʰ-	to snow

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