Where does “ziemeļbriedis” come from?
ziemeļbriedis (Latvian) comes from Latvian Briedis, from Latvian briedis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic breid-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreydʰ-.
ziemeļbriedis (Latvian): reindeer
Definitions
- reindeer
Ancestry of “ziemeļbriedis”, step by step
ziemeļbriedis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian Briedis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | Briedis | deer, stag especially |
| 2 | Latvian | briedis | deer, stag |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | breid- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreydʰ- | — |
via Latvian ziemeļi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | ziemeļi | north; nominative plural form of ziemelis;... |