Where does “stārķis” come from?

stārķis (Latvian) comes from Middle High German stork, from Old High German storh, from Proto-Germanic sturkaz, from Proto-Indo-European sr̥ǵos — stork.

stārķis (Latvian): stork

Definitions

  1. stork

Ancestry of “stārķis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstork—
2Old High Germanstorhstork
3Proto-Germanicsturkazstork
4Proto-Indo-Europeansr̥ǵosstork
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sr̥ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkaz →Every word from Old High German storh →