Where does “įsakymas” come from?

įsakymas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian įsakyti, from Lithuanian sakýti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sákīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

įsakymas (Lithuanian): command, order a verbal instruction to do something

Definitions

  1. command, order a verbal instruction to do something

Ancestry of “įsakymas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianįsakytito order, to command
2Lithuaniansakýtito say
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsákīˀteito say
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sákīˀtei →Every word from Lithuanian sakýti →