Where does “pasaka” come from?
pasaka (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian pasakyti, from Lithuanian sakýti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sákīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
pasaka (Lithuanian): fairy tale
Ancestry of “pasaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | pasakyti | to say, to tell; to be able to say, to be able to... |
| 2 | Lithuanian | sakýti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sákīˀtei | to say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
Words derived from “pasaka”