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

Definitions

  1. noun

Ancestry of “daiktavardis”, step by step

daiktavardis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian vardas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvardasname
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwarda-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Lithuanian daiktas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniandaiktasthing
2Lithuaniandiegtito prick, prickle; to plant and raise
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic warda- →