Where does “stigšana” come from?

stigšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian stigt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic stig-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

stigšana (Latvian): sinking (in the mud, etc.)

Definitions

  1. sinking (in the mud, etc.)

Ancestry of “stigšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianstigtto sink so that it becomes difficult or...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicstig-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic stig- →Every word from Latvian stigt →