Lithuania was part of the broad geographical distribution of the Corded Ware culture during the Early Bronze Age
Here is the list of some similar words of Lithuanian(old) and Prakrit / Sanskrit
| English (R1b*) |
Lithuanian (R1a*/R1b*)
|
Prakrit / Sanskrit (R1a*)
|
|---|---|---|
| alive | dziva | jīva |
| as me (old Irish) | esmi | asmi |
| axis | ašis | akṣa |
| beaver | bebras | babhru |
| benefit | labui | lābh |
| blood | kraujas | rakta |
| branch | šaka | śākhā |
| brother | brolis | bhrātā |
| brother in law | dieveris | devar |
| cattle | pekus | paśu |
| chariot / carriage | rãtas | ratha |
| chin | smakras | śmaśru |
| coal | anglis | aṅgāra |
| cry | raudoti | roditi |
| dad | tėtė | tāta |
| damage | gadinti | chindanti |
| daughter | duktė | dauhitrī |
| day | diena | dina |
| dawn | aušra | uṣar |
| death | mirtis | mrtis |
| dirt | purvas | pūrva |
| dog | šuo | sva |
| door | duris | dvā́r |
| dream | sapnas | svapnas |
| dust | dulkė | dhūli |
| essence | rasa | rasa |
| eye | akis | akshi |
| ferret | šeškas | śaśaka (rabbit) |
| fire | ugnis | agnis |
| foot | pėda | pāda |
| go | eiti | eti |
| god | dievas | devas |
| goddess | indraja | indra |
| goose | žąsis | hansās |
| hand | žastas | hastā |
| heart | širdis | hṛ́daya |
| honey | medus | madhu |
| horse, mare | ašva | asvas |
| louse | utėlė | yūkā |
| man, male | vyras | viras |
| mathir (old Irish), mother | motė | mātṛ |
| new | naujas | navaḥ |
| night | naktis | nakti |
| second | antras | antara |
| senior | senis | sana |
| sheep | avis | avis |
| smoke | dūmas | dhumas |
| sole | padas | padas |
| son-in-law | žentas | jñāti (relative) |
| spleen | blužnis | plīhā |
| steam | garas | gharmá |
| tear | ašara | ašru |
| the field | laukas | lokās |
| three | trys | tri |
| to burn | deginti | dáhati |
| to hold | derė́ti | dharati |
| to teach |
mokyti (to teach)
|
moka (pupil) |
| tooth | dantis | danta |
| vomit | vemti | vámati |
| when | kada | kada |
| who | kas | kas |
| wind | vė́jas | vāyu |
| winter | žiema | himá (snow) |
| wolf | vilkas | vrka |
| wool | vilna | ūrṇā |
| worm, cruim (old Irish) | kirmìs | kṛ́mi |
| yoke | jungas | yugas |
| you | tu | tuvam |
Anyone wishing to hear how Indo-Europeans spoke should come and listen to a Lithuanian peasant.