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Where does “vakar” come from?

vakar (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vakaras, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wékeras, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷsperos.

vakar (Lithuanian): yesterday

Definitions

  1. yesterday

Ancestry of “vakar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvakarasevening
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwékerasevening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷsperos—

Words derived from “vakar”

  • užvakar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷsperos →