Where does “kaimas” come from?

kaimas (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic káimas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

kaimas (Lithuanian): village; countryside

Definitions

  1. village; countryside

Ancestry of “kaimas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickáimas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “kaimas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic káimas →