Where does “Skirgaila” come from?

Skirgaila (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic gailas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos — frothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...

Skirgaila (Lithuanian): Skirgaila

Definitions

  1. Skirgaila

Ancestry of “Skirgaila”, step by step

Skirgaila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic gailas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgailassharp, bitter; angry
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoylosfrothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...

via Lithuanian skìrti//skìria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianskìrti//skìria—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gailas →