Where does “apinis” come from?

apinis (Latvian) comes from Latvian vīt, from Latin Vitus.

Ancestry of “apinis”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latvian	vīt	to twist, wind; to wind, to wreathe; to twist, to...
2	Latin	Vitus	—

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