Where does “girna” come from?

girna (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gírˀnūˀs, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

girna (Lithuanian): millstone

Definitions

  1. millstone

Ancestry of “girna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*gírˀnūˀsmillstone
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂wōquern, mill-stone
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō →
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