šalis

Lithuanian

[ʃɐˈlʲɪs]

noun

Definitions

land, region, periphery, province, county or a greater part of a country
country; nation (as a sovereign state)
(idiomatic) aside

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱól-i-s.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱól-i-s

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*ḱól-i-s Proto-Indo-European
*huldą Proto-Germanic
hold Old English
holdræden Old English
holdscipe Old English
hyldu Old English
inhold Old English
hold Middle English