Where does “žvyrkelis” come from?

žvyrkelis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian kelias, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

žvyrkelis (Lithuanian): gravel road

Definitions

  1. gravel road

Ancestry of “žvyrkelis”, step by step

žvyrkelis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian kelias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankeliasroad; way
2Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via Lithuanian žvỹras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianžvỹrasgravel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Lithuanian kelias →