Where does “persti” come from?

persti (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic perˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

persti (Lithuanian): to fart

Definitions

  1. to fart

Ancestry of “persti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicperˀstei—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpérdetorto be farting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic perˀstei →