Where does “žvėriukas” come from?

žvėriukas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian žvėris, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źwēˀrís, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

žvėriukas (Lithuanian): youngling

Definitions

  1. youngling

Ancestry of “žvėriukas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianžvėrisbeast
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźwēˀríswild animal, beast
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źwēˀrís →Every word from Lithuanian žvėris →
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