siekti

Pronunciation: [ˈsʲîəkʲt̪ɪ]

“siekti” is a Lithuanian word. Its 5 meanings in English:

verb

to reach (for), try to touch
to approach, touch
to go, travel
to strive for, seek; to try to gain, win
to reach a certain age, size, number; to equal

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *seyk- (“to reach (for)”), and cognate with Ancient Greek ῑ̔́κω (hī́kō, “to come, reach”). The acute form in the common variant of the Lithuanian (which also has an expected circumflex form siẽkti), is difficult to explain, however.

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