Where does “vyskupystė” come from?

vyskupystė (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vyskupas, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος, from Ancient Greek ἐπισκοπέω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ, from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər — to be hot; to burn.

vyskupystė (Lithuanian): bishopric, bishophood

Definitions

  1. bishopric, bishophood

Ancestry of “vyskupystė”, step by step

vyskupystė traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian vyskupas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvyskupasbishop
2Ancient Greekἐπίσκοποςwatcher, guardian; scout, watch; overseer,...
3Ancient GreekἐπισκοπέωI watch over
4Ancient Greekἐπι-on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,...
5Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
6Ancient GreekἩμέρα
7Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
8Proto-Hellenicā́mərday
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via Lithuanian ỹstė

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianỹstė
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mr̥Every word from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər