Where does “spilgt” come from?

spilgt (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic spelg-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

spilgt (Latvian): to shine

Definitions

  1. to shine

Ancestry of “spilgt”, step by step

spilgt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic spelg-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicspelg-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Proto-Balto-Slavic spilg-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicspilg-—

via Proto-Balto-Slavic spulg-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicspulg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic spelg- →