Where does “bevandenis” come from?

bevandenis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vanduo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wandō, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

bevandenis (Lithuanian): waterless; arid

Definitions

  1. waterless; arid

Ancestry of “bevandenis”, step by step

bevandenis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian vanduo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvanduowater; current, flow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Lithuanian be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianbewithout; besides; but, except
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*beź
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeinstrumental particle; outside, without
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥