Where does “ankštas” come from?
ankštas (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic anź-(u)-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂emǵʰ-.
ankštas (Lithuanian): tight
Ancestry of “ankštas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | anź-(u)- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂emǵʰ- | — |