Where does “bitininkystė” come from?

bitininkystė (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian bìtininkas, from Lithuanian -ininkas — agentive suffix.

bitininkystė (Lithuanian): apiculture, beekeeping

Definitions

  1. apiculture, beekeeping

Ancestry of “bitininkystė”, step by step

bitininkystė traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian bìtininkas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LithuanianbìtininkasEuropean bee-eater
2Lithuanian-ininkasagentive suffix

via Lithuanian ỹstė

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianỹstė—
Every word from Lithuanian -ininkas →Every word from Lithuanian bìtininkas →