Where does “pasaulis” come from?
pasaulis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian saulė, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sáuˀlijāˀ — sun.
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Ancestry of “pasaulis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | saulė | sun |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sáuˀlijāˀ | sun |