Where does “širšė” come from?

širšė (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian širšuo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śiršō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

širšė (Lithuanian): hornet

Definitions

  1. hornet

Ancestry of “širšė”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianširšuo—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśiršōhornet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂s-head; hornet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śiršō →
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