Where does “tarnautojas” come from?

tarnautojas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian tarnauti, from Lithuanian tarnas, from Indo-European *ter-.

tarnautojas (Lithuanian): employee, worker

Definitions

  1. employee, worker

Ancestry of “tarnautojas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniantarnautito serve
2Lithuaniantarnasservant
3Indo-European*ter-—
Every word from Indo-European *ter- →Every word from Lithuanian tarnas →Every word from Lithuanian tarnauti →