Where does “šiuolaikinis” come from?
šiuolaikinis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian šis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
šiuolaikinis (Lithuanian): contemporary; modern-day
Definitions
- contemporary; modern-day
Ancestry of “šiuolaikinis”, step by step
šiuolaikinis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian šis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | šis | this |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *śís | this here |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Lithuanian laikas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | laikas | time; time, term, period; times, era, period |
| 2 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 3 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 5 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 7 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |