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Old Prussian
Etymology
Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀta (“corn”). Cognates can only be found in the Slavic family: Russian жи́то (žíto), Polish żyto, Czech žito.
Noun
geits (accusative geitien)
- bread
References
- Mažiulis, Vytautas (1988) “geits”, in Prūsų kalbos etimologijos žodynas [Etymological dictionary of Old Prussian] (in Lithuanian), volume 1, Vilnius: Mokslas, pages 343-344