Where does “vargas” come from?

vargas (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic wargás, from Proto-Indo-European Hworgʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European Hwergʰ- — to commit a crime.

vargas (Lithuanian): hardship

Definitions

  1. hardship

Ancestry of “vargas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicwargásfoe, enemy
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHworgʰ-o-s—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwergʰ-to commit a crime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hworgʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wargás →