Where does “pagauti” come from?

pagauti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian gauti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷewH- — to gain.

pagauti (Lithuanian): to catch

Definitions

  1. to catch

Ancestry of “pagauti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangautito get
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷewH-to gain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷewH-Every word from Lithuanian gauti