Where does “turinys” come from?

turinys (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.

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Ancestry of “turinys”, 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