Where does “apkabinti” come from?

apkabinti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian ap-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

apkabinti (Lithuanian): to hug

Definitions

  1. to hug

Ancestry of “apkabinti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianap-Movement around something; circum-; Action takes...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Lithuanian ap- →
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