Where does “vandentakis” come from?

vandentakis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian takas, from Spanish taco, from Italian tacco, from Italian taccone, from Italian tacca, from Frankish takkō, from Proto-Germanic takkô, from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- — to rip, tear.

vandentakis (Lithuanian): waterway, watercourse natural or artificial

Definitions

  1. waterway, watercourse natural or artificial

Ancestry of “vandentakis”, step by step

vandentakis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian takas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniantakasfootpath, path; track, lane; way
2Spanishtacotaco; peg; dowel
3Italiantaccoheel; chock; first-person singular present...
4Italiantacconepatch; botch; hobnail
5Italiantaccanotch, nick; third-person singular present...
6Frankishtakkō
7Proto-Germanictakkôspike, thorn, prickle
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeǵ-to rip, tear

via Lithuanian vandens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvandens
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic takkôEvery word from Frankish takkō