Where does “žirnis” come from?

žirnis (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic źirnja-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

žirnis (Lithuanian): pea

Definitions

  1. pea

Ancestry of “žirnis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicźirnja-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →
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