Where does “joti” come from?

joti (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic jā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

joti (Lithuanian): to ride horseback

Definitions

  1. to ride horseback

Ancestry of “joti”, step by step

joti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic jā́ˀtei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicjā́ˀteito ride, to travel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

via Old Norse jótar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsejótarJutes
2Proto-GermaniceutazJute

Words derived from “joti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic jā́ˀtei →