Where does “zivs” come from?

zivs (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic źū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- — fish.

zivs (Latvian): fish

Definitions

  1. fish

Ancestry of “zivs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicźū́ˀsfish
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰu-fish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źū́ˀs →