Where does “kepėjas” come from?
kepėjas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian kepti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektei, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
kepėjas (Lithuanian): baker
Definitions
- baker
Ancestry of “kepėjas”, step by step
kepėjas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian kepti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | kepti | to bake; masculine plural nominative form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pektei | to bake |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via Lithuanian ė́jas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | ė́jas | — |