Where does “erelis” come from?
erelis (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arélis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃érō — eagle.
erelis (Lithuanian): eagle
Ancestry of “erelis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *arélis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃érō | eagle |