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Where does “žemaitis” come from?

žemaitis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian -aitis.

žemaitis (Lithuanian): Samogitian; a person from Samogitia

Definitions

  1. Samogitian; a person from Samogitia

Ancestry of “žemaitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanian-aitis—

Words derived from “žemaitis”

  • žemaitiškas
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