Where does “avėti” come from?
avėti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian auti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- — to adorn, wear.
avėti (Lithuanian): to be wearing shoes
Ancestry of “avėti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | auti | to put on footwear |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | au- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ew- | to adorn, wear |