Where does “daiktavardis” come from?
daiktavardis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vardas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic warda-, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
daiktavardis (Lithuanian): noun
Ancestry of “daiktavardis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | vardas | name |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | warda- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |