Where does “kasmet” come from?

kasmet (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian kas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kas, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

kasmet (Lithuanian): every year; annually

Definitions

  1. every year; annually

Ancestry of “kasmet”, step by step

kasmet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian kas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankaswho; what
2Proto-Balto-Slavickaswho
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Lithuanian metai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianmetaiyear
2Lithuanianmetastime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kas →Every word from Lithuanian kas →