Where does “ganytis” come from?

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

ganytis (Lithuanian): reflexive of ganyti; graze, browse

Definitions

  1. reflexive of ganyti; graze, browse

Ancestry of “ganytis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianganytito herd, to drive; to feed, to let eat, to graze,...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgánīˀteito pasture; to prosecute
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gánīˀtei →