Where does “saulėtekis” come from?

saulėtekis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian tekėti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tek-, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

saulėtekis (Lithuanian): sunrise period of time or light phenomenon

Definitions

  1. sunrise period of time or light phenomenon

Ancestry of “saulėtekis”, step by step

saulėtekis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian tekėti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniantekėtito flow; to rise; to marry
2Proto-Balto-Slavictek-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Lithuanian saulė

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniansaulėsun
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*sáuˀlijāˀsun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tek- →Every word from Lithuanian tekėti →
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