Where does “išvalgyti” come from?

išvalgyti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian valgyti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wálˀgīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

išvalgyti (Lithuanian): to eat up; to devour; to eat away

Definitions

  1. to eat up; to devour; to eat away

Ancestry of “išvalgyti”, step by step

išvalgyti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian valgyti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvalgytito eat; masculine plural nominative form of...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwálˀgīˀteito moisten
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

via Lithuanian iš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianišfrom, out of; through
2Proto-Indo-Europeaneḱsout of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wálˀgīˀtei →Every word from Lithuanian valgyti →