Where does “ateivis” come from?

ateivis (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.

ateivis (Lithuanian): an alien, extraterrestrial

Definitions

  1. an alien, extraterrestrial

Ancestry of “ateivis”, 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 →