Where does “zvaigžņu” come from?

zvaigžņu (Latvian) comes from Latvian zvaigzne, from Latvian zvaigzde, from Proto-Balto-Slavic žvaig-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰweygʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

zvaigžņu (Latvian): genitive plural form of zvaigzne; star

Definitions

  1. genitive plural form of zvaigzne; star

Ancestry of “zvaigžņu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzvaigznestar; star, celebrity
2Latvianzvaigzde—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicžvaig-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰweygʷ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “zvaigžņu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰweygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic žvaig- →
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