Where does “Gintauts” come from?
Gintauts (Latvian) comes from Lithuanian Gintautas, from Lithuanian tauta, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *t(j)autāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Ancestry of “Gintauts”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | Gintautas | — |
| 2 | Lithuanian | tauta | land, region, country |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *t(j)autāˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |