Where does “valzirgs” come from?

valzirgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian valis, from German Walfisch, from West Frisian walfisk, from West Frisian fisk, from Old Frisian fisk, from Proto-West Germanic fisk, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

valzirgs (Latvian): walrus

Definitions

  1. walrus

Ancestry of “valzirgs”, step by step

valzirgs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian valis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvaliswhale
2GermanWalfischwhale
3West Frisianwalfiskwhale
4West Frisianfiskfish
5Old Frisianfisk—
6Proto-West Germanicfiskfish
7Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
8Indo-European*peysk-—

via Latvian zirgs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzirgshorse
2Proto-Balticźirˀgás—
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fisk →