Where does “kaklaraištis” come from?

kaklaraištis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian raištis, from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

kaklaraištis (Lithuanian): necktie

Definitions

  1. necktie

Ancestry of “kaklaraištis”, step by step

kaklaraištis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian raištis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianraištisband, bandage
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyḱ-to twist; to bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Lithuanian kãklas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankãklasneck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ- →