Where does “vyriškumas” come from?
vyriškumas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vyriškas, from Lithuanian vyras, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wī́ˀras, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
vyriškumas (Lithuanian): virility, masculinity
Ancestry of “vyriškumas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | vyriškas | masculine, virile; male |
| 2 | Lithuanian | vyras | man; husband |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wī́ˀras | man, male |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |