nepuotis

Old Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)népōt (“grandson; descendant”). Originally a t-stem, it became an i-stem in Lithuanian via the accusative -im < *-m̥.

Noun

nepuotis m or f

  1. grandson
  2. granddaughter

References
  • “nepuotis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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