Where does “skaitvardis” come from?

skaitvardis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vardas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic warda-, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

skaitvardis (Lithuanian): numeral

Definitions

  1. numeral

Ancestry of “skaitvardis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvardasname
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwarda-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic warda- →