Where does “-o” come from?

-o (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -ōd.

-o (Lithuanian): Used to form genitive singulars of masculine...

Definitions

  1. Used to form genitive singulars of masculine...

Ancestry of “-o”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic
2Proto-Indo-European-ōd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōdEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic
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