Where does “posūnis” come from?

posūnis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian po, from Proto-Balto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

posūnis (Lithuanian): stepson

Definitions

  1. stepson

Ancestry of “posūnis”, step by step

posūnis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianpounder, beneath; beside, near, along; expresses...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpoafter, by
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

via Lithuanian sūnùs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniansūnùsson
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic po →Every word from Lithuanian po →