Where does “matai” come from?
matai (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian matyti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mot(r)-.
matai (Lithuanian): second-person singular present of matyti
Definitions
- second-person singular present of matyti
Ancestry of “matai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | matyti | to see |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mot(r)- | — |