kirvis
Pronunciation: [²ˈkʲɪrʲˑʋʲɪs]
“kirvis” is a Lithuanian word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian cìrvis, possibly dialectal Russian черв (červ, “sickle”), черва́к (červák, “saw”). Derksen reconstructs Proto-Balto-Slavic *kirw(i)os, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”), cf. ski̇̀rti, kir̃pti. Compare also Estonian kirves (“axe”).
Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “kirvis” there
More Lithuanian words
About this dictionary
The Lithuanian dictionary on Glottosphere has 7,159 entries with a page. Browse the Lithuanian dictionary.
Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.