Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/źwaisdā́ˀ

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

*źwaisdā́ˀ f

1. star

Descendants

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