Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/źwaizdā́ˀ

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ-éh₂, from *ǵʰwey-. Only possible Indo-European cognate is Ossetian ӕвзи́ст (ævzíst).

Noun

*źwaizdā́ˀ f

  1. star

Descendants

  • Latgalian: zvaigzne
  • Latvian: zvàigzne
  • Lithuanian: žvaigždė̃
  • Samogitian: žvaiždie
  • Old Prussian: swāigstan ((acc. sg.))
  • Proto-Slavic: *gvě̄zdà (see there for further descendants)