Where does “beveidis” come from?
beveidis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian veidas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas, from Proto-Indo-European wéydos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
beveidis (Lithuanian): faceless
Ancestry of “beveidis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | veidas | face; face; front; appearance, look, aspect |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | weiˀdas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydos | seeing, image |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |