Where does “vaikystė” come from?

vaikystė (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vaikas, from Lithuanian veikti, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vaikystė (Lithuanian): childhood, youth

Definitions

  1. childhood, youth

Ancestry of “vaikystė”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvaikaschild
2Lithuanianveiktito do, to work, to move; to have effect
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Lithuanian veikti →
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