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*)
|
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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.