Where does “tvìrtas” come from?

tvìrtas (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic twirˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

tvìrtas (Lithuanian): strong, firm, solid; firm

Definitions

  1. strong, firm, solid; firm

Ancestry of “tvìrtas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavictwirˀ-—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “tvìrtas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic twirˀ- →