Where does “žvaigždynas” come from?

žvaigždynas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian -ýnas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -īˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

žvaigždynas (Lithuanian): a constellation; all stars

Definitions

  1. a constellation; all stars

Ancestry of “žvaigždynas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanian-ýnasforms nouns with the meaning "collection of" or "area abounding in" the original noun
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-īˀnas—
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Lithuanian -ýnas →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →