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Where does “ganyti” come from?

ganyti (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic gánīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

ganyti (Lithuanian): to herd, to drive; to feed, to let eat, to graze,...

Definitions

  1. to herd, to drive; to feed, to let eat, to graze,...

Ancestry of “ganyti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgánīˀteito pasture; to prosecute
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “ganyti”

  • ganytis
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