Where does “nusižudyti” come from?

nusižudyti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian nu-, from Lithuanian nuo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

nusižudyti (Lithuanian): to kill oneself, to commit suicide

Definitions

  1. to kill oneself, to commit suicide

Ancestry of “nusižudyti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniannu-describes an action's movement downward;...
2Lithuaniannuofrom, off, out of; from; since; due to; for, of;...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnōon, onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Lithuanian nu- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nō →
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