Where does “alus” come from?
alus (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic álu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂elut- — beer.
alus (Lithuanian): beer
Ancestry of “alus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | álu | beer |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂elut- | beer |