Baltic etymology : Query result

Proto-Baltic: *ǯwēr-a- adj., *ǯwir-ē̂- vb., *ǯur̂- vb. inch., *ǯǖ̂r-ē̂- vb. (1)

Meaning: flame, shine

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: žiūrḗti `(hin)sehen, betrachten, blicken', žiùrti, pra-žiùrti (-žiū̃ra/-žiùrsta, -žiùrō) `zu sehen beginnen; das Augenlicht, Sehevermögen erhalten', pažiūrà `Blick, Anschein, Ansicht, Anschauung'; žvīrúoti 'flimmern, glimmen, glühen'

Lettish: žũrêt 'lauern, blinzeln'; zvę̄rs `(vor Zorn) funkelnd, feurig; glasäugig', zvirêt (-u, -ẽju) 'flimmern, funkeln, leuchten', zvę̃ruôt, zvę̂ruôt, zvę̀ruôt `glimmen, glühen, aufleuchten'

Proto-Baltic: *ǯwē̂r-i- (*ǯwē̂r-) (1/2) c.

Meaning: animal

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: žvērìs, pl. nom. žvḗres, gen. žvērų̃/-ių̃ m., dial. f. `(wildes) Tier'

Lettish: zvę̂r-s, dial. zvę̄̀rs, zvêris, zvèris², zvêris² 'wildes Tier, Bestie'

Old Prussian: swīrins pl. acc.

Proto-Baltic: *ǯwir̃žd-a- c., -ia- c., -iā- f.

Meaning: gravel

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: žvir̃gžda-s 'grober Sand, Kies', žvirgždē 'kiesiger Boden, kiesige Stelle'

Lettish: zvìrgzds, zvir̂gzda², zvirgzde 'Kieselstein', pl. zvirgzdi, zvirgžn̨i, zvìrgzdis 'Kies, Grand, grober Sand'

Comments: Cf. also Lith. žvī̃ras 'гравий' (Lyberis); žvìzdras 'мелкий гравий', žvìzdrē 'плохая гравелистая почва' (Lyberis) - contamination with *ǯeĩs-r- ?

Proto-Baltic: 1) *bruw-i-s f., *bru-n-a- c., *bru-n-ia- c.; 2) *breun-ā̂

Meaning: eyebrow; rim

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: brùvē, bruvìs `Braue', júod-bruvas, -is, júod-burvas, -is `schwarzbrauig'; dial. (Nesselmann aus Brodowski) brunas, -is `Braue, Augenbraue', (Šlap.) júodbrunis `mit schwarzen Augenbrauen'; briaunà `Kante, Rücken eines Messers, Rand (eines Kessels etc.), Kiel des Schiffes, Gesims' || briaunà `Kante, Rücken eines Messers, Rand (eines Kessels etc.), Kiel des Schiffes, Gesims'

Old Prussian: wubri Wimper

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