Where does “lekat” come from?

lekat (Finnish) comes from Finnish leka, from Swedish slägga, from Old Swedish slæggia, from Old Norse sleggja, from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

lekat (Finnish): Nominative plural form of leka

Definitions

  1. Nominative plural form of leka

Ancestry of “lekat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlekaA sledgehammer, maul; A bottle, especially of...
2Swedishsläggasledge
3Old Swedishslæggia—
4Old Norsesleggjasledgehammer
5Proto-Germanicslagjǭsledge; mallet; hammer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ →Every word from Old Norse sleggja →