Where does “šviesmetis” come from?

šviesmetis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian metai, from Lithuanian metas — time.

šviesmetis (Lithuanian): light year

Definitions

  1. light year

Ancestry of “šviesmetis”, step by step

šviesmetis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian metai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianmetaiyear
2Lithuanianmetastime

via Lithuanian šviesa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianšviesalight
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