Where does “gauk” come from?

gauk (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian gauti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷewH- — to gain.

gauk (Lithuanian): second-person singular imperative of gauti

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of gauti

Ancestry of “gauk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangautito get
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷewH-to gain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷewH- →Every word from Lithuanian gauti →