šaukti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Of unclear origin.

Perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *ḱewk- (“to shout?”), attested only in Baltic.

Alternatively, an iterative form of an unattested *šaukýti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱowk-éye-, which could trace back to *ḱewk- (“white, shining”) and thus be cognate with Persian سوختن (sôxtan, “to burn, suffer”), Sanskrit शुच् (śuc, “to shine, suffer”). For a similar semantic association between calling and brightness, note Latin clārus (“clear, bright”), from *kelh₁- (“to call, shout”).

Another theory derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *kew- (“to howl, scream”), see also Proto-Slavic *kukati (“to howl, lament”).

Verb

šaũkti (third-person present tense šaũkia, third-person past tense šaũkė)

1. to shout, yell, cry

Conjugation

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