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

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “sniegas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicsnáigassnow
2Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas →