Where does “perspėti” come from?

perspėti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian spėti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

perspėti (Lithuanian): to warn, forewarn to make aware of the danger

Definitions

  1. to warn, forewarn to make aware of the danger

Ancestry of “perspėti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianspėtito be on time; to make it in time
2Proto-Balto-Slavicspḗˀteito be able to manage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei →