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

Definitions

  1. interstellar

Ancestry of “starpzvaigžņu”, step by step

starpzvaigžņu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian zvaigžņu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzvaigžņugenitive plural form of zvaigzne; star
2Latvianzvaigznestar; star, celebrity
3Latvianzvaigzde—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicžvaig-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰweygʷ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Latvian starp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianstarpbetween; among, amid; among, between
2Latvianstarpā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰweygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic žvaig- →