Where does “gauni” come from?

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

gauni (Lithuanian): second-person singular present of gauti

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present of gauti

Ancestry of “gauni”, step by step

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