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From Proto-Finnic *joostak, possibly from Proto-Uralic.

juosta

  1. (intransitive) to run (move swiftly)
  2. (transitive) to run (cover a distance by running; complete a race, an event, etc. by running)
  3. to visit, pay a (quick) visit to [_with_ inessive or adessive]
  4. (intransitive) to flow, run (of liquids like water, time, powder, etc.)
  5. (intransitive) to unwind, unravel, run (of rope off a coil, etc.)

lėlė laikanti rankose juostą

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *yōˀs-, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₃s- (“gird”)[1] Cognates include Latvian josta (“belt”), Polish pas (“belt”)[1][2] and Russian по́яс (pójas).[1] Compare Ancient Greek ζωστήρ (zōstḗr).[1]

júosta f (plural júostos) stress pattern 1 [3]

  1. sash
  2. band, waist-band
  3. stripe
  4. tape
  5. waist-high position
  6. zone
    karštoji žemės juosta[3] ― the Torrid Zone
    miškų juosta[3] ― forest zone
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Derksen, Rick (2008), Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 409
  2. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “pas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 “juosta” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.

juosta

  1. run

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