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Where does “kęsti” come from?

kęsti (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷendʰ- — to endure, to suffer; to suffer, endure.

Ancestry of “kęsti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷendʰ-to endure, to suffer; to suffer, endure

Words derived from “kęsti”

  • nekęsti
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