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
- Nominative plural form of leka
Ancestry of “lekat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | leka | A sledgehammer, maul; A bottle, especially of... |
| 2 | Swedish | slägga | sledge |
| 3 | Old Swedish | slæggia | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | sleggja | sledgehammer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slagjǭ | sledge; mallet; hammer |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |