Where does “vyšniauti” come from?

vyšniauti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian auti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- — to adorn, wear.

vyšniauti (Lithuanian): to pick cherries, to gather cherries

Definitions

  1. to pick cherries, to gather cherries

Ancestry of “vyšniauti”, step by step

vyšniauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian auti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianautito put on footwear
2Proto-Balto-Slavicau-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ew-to adorn, wear

via Lithuanian vyšnià

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvyšniàcherry tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ew- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au- →Every word from Lithuanian auti →