Where does “Mergelė” come from?
Mergelė (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian mergẽlė, from Latin virgō, from Ancient Greek παρθένος, from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Mergelė (Lithuanian): Virgo
Ancestry of “Mergelė”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | mergẽlė | maiden, virgin |
| 2 | Latin | virgō | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παρθένος | maidenly; chaste; young, unmarried woman; maiden |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pstḗn | breast, teat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |