Where does “šienpjovys” come from?

šienpjovys (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian pjáuti, from Proto-Indo-European *p(y)eh₂w-.

šienpjovys (Lithuanian): harvestman (arachnid from order Opiliones)

Definitions

  1. harvestman (arachnid from order Opiliones)

Ancestry of “šienpjovys”, step by step

šienpjovys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian pjáuti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianpjáutito reap; to cut
2Proto-Indo-European*p(y)eh₂w-—

via Lithuanian šienas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianšienashay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *p(y)eh₂w- →Every word from Lithuanian pjáuti →