Where does “Butvila” come from?

Butvila (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian viltis, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

Ancestry of “Butvila”, step by step

Butvila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian viltis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianviltisto hope
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Lithuanian būtas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianbūtaspast passive dalyvis participle of būti
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Lithuanian viltis →
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