Where does “žvaig-” come from?

žvaig- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰweygʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Ancestry of “žvaig-”, step by step

žvaig- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ǵʰweygʷ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰweygʷ-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwoygʷ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwoygʷ-shine; to shine; to shine; star

Words derived from “žvaig-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰweygʷ- →
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