Where does “zvaigznājs” come from?

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

zvaigznājs (Latvian): constellation

Definitions

  1. constellation

Ancestry of “zvaigznājs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzvaigznestar; star, celebrity
2Latvianzvaigzde—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicžvaig-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰweygʷ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰweygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic žvaig- →