Where does “brukniauti” come from?

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

brukniauti (Lithuanian): to pick lingonberries

Definitions

  1. to pick lingonberries

Ancestry of “brukniauti”, step by step

brukniauti 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 brùknė

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianbrùknėlingonberry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au- →Every word from Lithuanian auti →