Where does “sniegs” come from?

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

sniegs (Latvian): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “sniegs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicsnáigassnow
2Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “sniegs

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰosEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas
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