Where does “orlaivis” come from?

orlaivis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian oras, from Lithuanian árti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic árˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

orlaivis (Lithuanian): aircraft

Definitions

  1. aircraft

Ancestry of “orlaivis”, step by step

orlaivis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian oras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianorasair
2Lithuanianártiplough
3Proto-Balto-Slavicárˀteito plow/plough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Lithuanian laivas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianlaivasship
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti →