Where does “ateis” come from?

ateis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian ateiti, from Lithuanian eiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

ateis (Lithuanian): third-person singular future of ateiti;...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular future of ateiti;...

Ancestry of “ateis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianateitito come, to arrive
2Lithuanianeitito go; to walk
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →