Where does “žiemvėjis” come from?
žiemvėjis (Lithuanian) comes from Latvian ziema, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
žiemvėjis (Lithuanian): north wind, northerly
Definitions
- north wind, northerly
Ancestry of “žiemvėjis”, step by step
žiemvėjis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian ziema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | ziema | winter; winter, typical of winter, used in winter |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źeimā́ˀ | winter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Lithuanian vė́jas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | vė́jas | wind |