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Where does “lastar” come from?

lastar (Portuguese) comes from Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic laistijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

lastar (Portuguese): to pay a debt; to be the victim of a harmful...

Definitions

  1. to pay a debt; to be the victim of a harmful...

Ancestry of “lastar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽to follow, pursue
2Proto-Germaniclaistijanąto follow, to track; to pursue
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
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