Where does “begalinis” come from?
begalinis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian galas, from Latin Gallus, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.
begalinis (Lithuanian): endless, infinite
Ancestry of “begalinis”, step by step
begalinis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian galas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | galas | end; Gaul |
| 2 | Latin | Gallus | Alternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;... |
| 3 | Latin | pāvō | peacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ταώς | peacock; type of fish |
via Lithuanian be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | be | without; besides; but, except |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *beź | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰe | instrumental particle; outside, without |