Where does “segiklis” come from?

segiklis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian segti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sēˀg-, from Proto-Indo-European se(n)g-.

segiklis (Lithuanian): stapler

Definitions

  1. stapler

Ancestry of “segiklis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniansegtito fasten, to pin; to shoe
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsēˀg-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanse(n)g-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European se(n)g- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sēˀg- →Every word from Lithuanian segti →