Where does “staltbriedis” come from?

staltbriedis (Latvian) comes from Latvian Briedis, from Latvian briedis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic breid-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreydʰ-.

staltbriedis (Latvian): red deer

Definitions

  1. red deer

Ancestry of “staltbriedis”, step by step

staltbriedis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian Briedis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianBriedisdeer, stag especially
2Latvianbriedisdeer, stag
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbreid-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreydʰ-—

via Latvian stalts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianstaltsstately
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic breid- →Every word from Latvian briedis →