Where does “dvikalbystė” come from?
dvikalbystė (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian dvikal̃bis, from Pali dvi, from Sanskrit द्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
dvikalbystė (Lithuanian): bilingualism
Definitions
- bilingualism
Ancestry of “dvikalbystė”, step by step
dvikalbystė traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian dvikal̃bis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | dvikal̃bis | bilingual |
| 2 | Pali | dvi | two |
| 3 | Sanskrit | द्व | two, both |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dwáH | two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Lithuanian ỹstė
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | ỹstė | — |