tvarka

Of disputed origin:

• Otrębski (1967) derives the word from a k-extension of Proto-Indo-European *twerH- (“to enclose, grab”), comparing to tvi̇̀rtas (“firm, tough”).^[1]
• Bammesberger (1994) derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- (“to cut off, carve”); however, the presence of a k rather than a š in the Lithuanian form is unexpected.^[1]
• Smoczynski (2007) considers the word's root, tvark-, as an o-grade formation from tvir̃kti (“to live in an undisciplined and idle manner”), which he considers of unknown origin, thus implicitly rejecting the above hypotheses.^[2]

• IPA^(key): [tʋɐɾˈkɐ]

tvarkà f (plural tvar̃kos) stress pattern 4

1. order, orderliness; method

• netvarka

• tvarkingas
  • tvarkingai
  • tvarkingumas