Where does “dailininkas” come from?

dailininkas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian dailė, from Latvian dailus, from Proto-Balto-Slavic day-, from Proto-Indo-European dey- — to shine; to gleam, shimmer, shine; to swing, to...

dailininkas (Lithuanian): artist, visual artist

Definitions

  1. artist, visual artist

Ancestry of “dailininkas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniandailėart
2Latviandailusaccusative plural masculine form of dails
3Proto-Balto-Slavicday-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandey-to shine; to gleam, shimmer, shine; to swing, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic day- →Every word from Latvian dailus →