Where does “Vytautas” come from?

Vytautas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian tauta, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *t(j)autāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Ancestry of “Vytautas”, step by step

Vytautas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian tauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniantautaland, region, country
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*t(j)autāˀ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Proto-Slavic vyti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvytito howl, to wail
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwīˀteito drive away, chase, pursue; to twist, to wind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “Vytautas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *t(j)autāˀ →
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