Where does “gyvenvietė” come from?

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

gyvenvietė (Lithuanian): settlement place where people live

Definitions

  1. settlement place where people live

Ancestry of “gyvenvietė”, step by step

gyvenvietė traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian gyventi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangyventito live; to inhabit
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgīw-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

via Lithuanian vietà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvietàplace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīw- →Every word from Lithuanian gyventi →