Where does “eilė” come from?

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

eilė (Lithuanian): line, string, row

Definitions

  1. line, string, row

Ancestry of “eilė”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianeitito go; to walk
2Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “eilė”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →