Where does “spanguoliautojas” come from?

spanguoliautojas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian spanguoliáuti, from Lithuanian auti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- — to adorn, wear.

spanguoliautojas (Lithuanian): cranberry picker

Definitions

  1. cranberry picker

Ancestry of “spanguoliautojas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianspanguoliáutito pick cranberries
2Lithuanianautito put on footwear
3Proto-Balto-Slavicau-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ew-to adorn, wear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au- →Every word from Lithuanian auti →