Where does “veiksnys” come from?

veiksnys (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;...

veiksnys (Lithuanian): factor, cause

Definitions

  1. factor, cause

Ancestry of “veiksnys”, 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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Lithuanian veikti →