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

Definitions

  1. virility, masculinity

Ancestry of “vyriškumas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvyriškasmasculine, virile; male
2Lithuanianvyrasman; husband
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwī́ˀrasman, male
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wī́ˀras →