Where does “spėti” come from?

spėti (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

spėti (Lithuanian): to be on time; to make it in time

Definitions

  1. to be on time; to make it in time

Ancestry of “spėti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicspḗˀteito be able to manage
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “spėti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei →
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