Where does “kelialapis” come from?

kelialapis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian kelias, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

kelialapis (Lithuanian): pass, ticket, voucher

Definitions

  1. pass, ticket, voucher

Ancestry of “kelialapis”, step by step

kelialapis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian kelias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankeliasroad; way
2Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via Lithuanian lapas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianlapasleaf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Lithuanian kelias →
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