keisti
Lithuanian
Etymology
Probably from a t-extension of Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to accomplish, to estimate”), akin to Proto-Slavic *čьto (“why, which”), *čьtati (“to estimate, to inquire why”).
Verb
kei̇̃sti (third-person present tense kei̇̃čia, third-person past tense kei̇̃tė)
- (ditransitive) to change (to make something into something different)
- Synonym: mainýti
Derived terms
- antkiesti
- apkiesti
- atkiesti
- įkiesti
- iškiesti
- nukiesti
- pakiesti
- perkiesti
- prakiesti
- sukiesti
- užkiesti
Related terms
- kìtas (“other, next”)
- kìsti (“to vary, to fluctuate”)
References
- “keisti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- “keisti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023