gesti

Pronunciation: /ˈɡʲɛsʲtʲɪ/

“gesti” is a Lithuanian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

to go bad
to go degenerated
to go out (to go extinguished)
to be blurred, to become dim

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *g(ʷ)edʰ- (“to smell”), see also Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬧𐬙𐬌 (gaⁱṇti, “stench”), 𐬛𐬎𐬲𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬧𐬙𐬌 (dužgaⁱṇti, “smelling badly”), Sogdian 𐼲𐼻𐽂 (ɣnt, “stench”), Persian گند (gand, “stench”). Compare the first element of gadinti orą (“to fart”).

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