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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
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