Where does “starpzvaigžņu” come from?
starpzvaigžņu (Latvian) comes from Latvian zvaigžņu, from Latvian zvaigzne, from Latvian zvaigzde, from Proto-Balto-Slavic žvaig-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰweygʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.
starpzvaigžņu (Latvian): interstellar
Ancestry of “starpzvaigžņu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | zvaigžņu | genitive plural form of zvaigzne; star |
| 2 | Latvian | zvaigzne | star; star, celebrity |
| 3 | Latvian | zvaigzde | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | žvaig- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰweygʷ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |