Where does “sniegas” come from?
sniegas (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
sniegas (Lithuanian): snow
Ancestry of “sniegas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | snáigas | snow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | snóygʷʰos | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |