Where does “atrinkti” come from?

atrinkti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian riñkti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

atrinkti (Lithuanian): to select, separate, or pick out the correct or desirable from multiple/many

Definitions

  1. to select, separate, or pick out the correct or desirable from multiple/many

Ancestry of “atrinkti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianriñktito gather
2Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
4Latvianwer-to turn, to bend
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →