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Where does “ateiti” come from?

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

ateiti (Lithuanian): to come, to arrive

Definitions

  1. to come, to arrive

Ancestry of “ateiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianeitito go; to walk
2Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “ateiti”

  • ateis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →