Where does “povaikis” come from?

povaikis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vaikas, from Lithuanian veikti, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

povaikis (Lithuanian): stepchild

Definitions

  1. stepchild

Ancestry of “povaikis”, step by step

povaikis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian vaikas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvaikaschild
2Lithuanianveiktito do, to work, to move; to have effect
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Lithuanian po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianpounder, beneath; beside, near, along; expresses...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpoafter, by
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Lithuanian veikti →