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Where does “suprasti” come from?

suprasti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian su-, from Lithuanian su, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śun, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

suprasti (Lithuanian): to perceive, to get it; to understand

Definitions

  1. to perceive, to get it; to understand

Ancestry of “suprasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniansu-—
2Lithuaniansuwith
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśun—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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