misti

Pronunciation: /ˈmʲɪsʲtʲɪ/

“misti” is a Lithuanian word. Its meaning in English:

verb

to feed on, nourish oneself

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *meit- (“to feed on”), and cognate with Latvian mist (“id”). The Baltic root seems to further derive from a Proto-Indo-European *meyt(h)-, though cognates are debated. Pokorny equated the root to *meyth₂- (“to exchange”), taking the primary meaning as "abode, dwelling-place"; Derksen is skeptical due to another descendant of said root, Proto-Slavic *mě̀sto (“place, town”),…

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mirštant
miršti
misija
misionierius
mitas
mitologija
miuonas
miuonininis neutrinas

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