Where does “atsakymas” come from?

atsakymas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian atsakyti, from Lithuanian sakýti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sákīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

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Ancestry of “atsakymas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianatsakytito reply, to respond; to reject, to discard, to...
2Lithuaniansakýtito say
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsákīˀteito say
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sákīˀtei →Every word from Lithuanian sakýti →