Where does “žvakdarys” come from?

žvakdarys (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian daryti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰoréyeti — to maintain, support, hold.

žvakdarys (Lithuanian): chandler, candlemaker

Definitions

  1. chandler, candlemaker

Ancestry of “žvakdarys”, step by step

žvakdarys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian daryti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniandarytito make; to do
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰoréyetito maintain, support, hold

via Lithuanian žvãkė

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianžvãkėcandle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰoréyeti →Every word from Lithuanian daryti →