Where does “bitininkauti” come from?

bitininkauti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian auti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- — to adorn, wear.

bitininkauti (Lithuanian): to keep bee, to be a beekeeper

Definitions

  1. to keep bee, to be a beekeeper

Ancestry of “bitininkauti”, step by step

bitininkauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian auti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianautito put on footwear
2Proto-Balto-Slavicau-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ew-to adorn, wear

via Lithuanian bìtininkas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LithuanianbìtininkasEuropean bee-eater
2Lithuanian-ininkasagentive suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au- →Every word from Lithuanian auti →