Where does “abavem” come from?

abavem (Lithuanian) comes from Old Polish abowiem, from Old Polish a, from Proto-Slavic a, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd.

abavem (Lithuanian): because, for

Definitions

  1. because, for

Ancestry of “abavem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishabowiembecause, for
2Old Polisha—
3Proto-Slavicabut; and
4Proto-Balto-Slavicōand; but
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ōd—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd →