Where does “turėtojas” come from?

turėtojas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian turėti, from Proto-Baltic *turētei, from Proto-Indo-European *turH-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

turėtojas (Lithuanian): possessor, holder

Definitions

  1. possessor, holder

Ancestry of “turėtojas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianturėtito have
2Proto-Baltic*turētei
3Proto-Indo-European*turH-yé-ti
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *turH-yé-tiEvery word from Proto-Baltic *turētei