Where does “gyventojas” come from?

gyventojas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian gyventi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīw-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

gyventojas (Lithuanian): resident, inhabitant (a person living (residing) at a particular location)

Definitions

  1. resident, inhabitant (a person living (residing) at a particular location)

Ancestry of “gyventojas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangyventito live; to inhabit
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgīw-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīw- →Every word from Lithuanian gyventi →