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Where does “zvaigzne” come from?

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

zvaigzne (Latvian): star; star, celebrity

Definitions

  1. star; star, celebrity

Ancestry of “zvaigzne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzvaigzde—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicžvaig-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰweygʷ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “zvaigzne”

  • pundurzvaigzne
  • zvaigznājs
  • kinozvaigzne
  • starpzvaigžņu
  • zvaigžņu
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