Where does “stirnāzis” come from?
stirnāzis (Latvian) comes from Latvian stirnu, from Latvian stirna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śírˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
stirnāzis (Latvian): male roe deer
Ancestry of “stirnāzis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | stirnu | accusative singular form of stirna;... |
| 2 | Latvian | stirna | roe deer |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śírˀnāˀ | horn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥h₂-néh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |