Where does “puskarininkis” come from?

puskarininkis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian pùsė — half.

puskarininkis (Lithuanian): non-commissioned officer

Definitions

  1. non-commissioned officer

Ancestry of “puskarininkis”, step by step

puskarininkis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian pùsė

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianpùsėhalf

via Lithuanian kariniñkas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankariniñkascommissioned officer
Every word from Lithuanian pùsė →
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