Where does “zvejnieks” come from?

zvejnieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian zveja, from Proto-Baltic žuw-.

zvejnieks (Latvian): fisherman

Definitions

  1. fisherman

Ancestry of “zvejnieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzvejafishing
2Proto-Balticžuw-—
Every word from Proto-Baltic žuw- →Every word from Latvian zveja →
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