aicināt

Etymology
The majority view is that was originally the causative  form of a no longer existing  verb stem  (with k palatalized to c), from, a variant of  (cf. ) with an extra formative -k. The ei~ai variation, though infrequent, is not unheard of (cf. 🇨🇬, dialectal “fast goer, runner”, or 🇨🇬 “to go,” from earlier, and )). The original meaning was thus “to make go/come,” hence “to invite.” A minority theory derives  from the interjection  in the sense of surprise and pleasure (at seeing one's guests).

Verb



 * 1) to invite to call, to urge to come, e.g. in order to participate in something

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