Where does “vīrėšks” come from?

vīrėšks (Samogitian) comes from Samogitian vīrs, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

vīrėšks (Samogitian): virile, masculine

Definitions

  1. virile, masculine

Ancestry of “vīrėšks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samogitianvīrsman
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Samogitian vīrs →