Where does “eik” come from?

eik (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian eiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

eik (Lithuanian): second-person singular imperative of eiti; go!

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of eiti; go!

Ancestry of “eik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianeitito go; to walk
2Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →