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

Definitions

  1. fairy tale

Ancestry of “pasaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianpasakytito say, to tell; to be able to say, to be able to...
2Lithuaniansakýtito say
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsákīˀteito say
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “pasaka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sákīˀtei →Every word from Lithuanian sakýti →