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Where does “veiksmas” come from?

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

Ancestry of “veiksmas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianveiktito do, to work, to move; to have effect
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “veiksmas”

  • veiksmažodis
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