Where does “įkalbėti” come from?

įkalbėti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian kalbėti, from Lithuanian kalba, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

įkalbėti (Lithuanian): to persuade, to encourage, to talk someone into

Definitions

  1. to persuade, to encourage, to talk someone into

Ancestry of “įkalbėti”, step by step

įkalbėti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian kalbėti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankalbėtito speak
2Lithuaniankalbalanguage; speech; vocative singular of kalba
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Lithuanian į

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianįto, into, toward
2Proto-Balto-Slavicin—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Lithuanian kalba →Every word from Lithuanian kalbėti →