Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kanˀstei, related to Latvian kuôst (to bite), Proto-Slavic *kǫsati (to cut, to bite off).

Verb

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ką́sti (third-person present tense kánda, third-person past tense kándo)

  1. to bite

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “kąsti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 231
  • kąsti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • kąsti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024