Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *dʰor-éyeti, a causative formation of *dʰer- (to support, hold). Cognate with Sanskrit धारयति (dhārayati, hold), Latvian darīt;[1] see the Latvian for other theories.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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darýti (third-person present tense dãro, third-person past tense dãrė)

  1. (transitive) to make
  2. (transitive) to do
    Jam reĩkia pagálbos, darýk ką̃ nórs!
    He needs help, do something!

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “daryti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 116