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
- a constellation; all stars
Ancestry of “žvaigždynas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | -ýnas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -īˀnas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |