Where does “bevaikis” come from?
bevaikis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vaikas, from Lithuanian veikti, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
bevaikis (Lithuanian): childless
Ancestry of “bevaikis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | vaikas | child |
| 2 | Lithuanian | veikti | to do, to work, to move; to have effect |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |