Where does “gelbėjimas” come from?

gelbėjimas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian gelbėti, from Lithuanian -ėti — progressive suffix.

gelbėjimas (Lithuanian): saving, rescuing

Definitions

  1. saving, rescuing

Ancestry of “gelbėjimas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangelbėtito save, to rescue
2Lithuanian-ėtiprogressive suffix
Every word from Lithuanian -ėti →Every word from Lithuanian gelbėti →