Where does “eilėraštis” come from?

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

eilėraštis (Lithuanian): poem literary piece written in verse

Definitions

  1. poem literary piece written in verse

Ancestry of “eilėraštis”, step by step

eilėraštis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian eilė

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianeilėline, string, row
2Lithuanianeitito go; to walk
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Lithuanian rastas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianrastaspast passive dalyvis participle of rasti
2Lithuanianrašytito write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →