Where does “persakyti” come from?

persakyti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian per, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

persakyti (Lithuanian): to retell; to report

Definitions

  1. to retell; to report

Ancestry of “persakyti”, step by step

persakyti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian per

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianperthrough; during
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Lithuanian sakýti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniansakýtito say
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsákīˀteito say
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Lithuanian per →