Where does “nesėkmė” come from?

nesėkmė (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian sėkmė, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

nesėkmė (Lithuanian): failure, misfortune

Definitions

  1. failure, misfortune

Ancestry of “nesėkmė”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniansėkmėsuccess
2Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Lithuanian sėkmė →