Where does “atsisakyti” come from?

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

atsisakyti (Lithuanian): to refuse

Definitions

  1. to refuse

Ancestry of “atsisakyti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniansakýtito say
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsákīˀteito say
3Proto-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 →