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
Ancestry of “skaitvardis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | vardas | name |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | warda- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |