Where does “slapyvardis” come from?

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

slapyvardis (Lithuanian): pseudonym

Definitions

  1. pseudonym

Ancestry of “slapyvardis”, step by step

slapyvardis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian vardas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvardasname
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwarda-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Lithuanian slapùs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianslapùs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic warda- →