kišti

Etymology
Apparently from a, though no non-Lithuanian cognates are known with certainty:
 * Often compared to, with an irregular deletion of the "m". This is semantically appealing, but phonetically unlikely.
 * Fraenkel prefers a derivation from (which  derives from 🇨🇬) + an inchoative suffix.
 * is skeptical of Fraenkel's derivation due to being transitive, while inchoative verbs are usually intransitive, and prefers Hendriksen's derivation from, whence . This is semantically unappealing, in addition to Endzelins noting that Proto-Indo-European  only turns into  in Lithuanian when following an r or a k.
 * Other theories relate the word to . Smoczynski considers this semantically weak.

Verb

 * 1) to push, thrust, shove