Where does “daiļlēkšana” come from?

daiļlēkšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian daiļš, from Latvian dailus, from Proto-Balto-Slavic day-, from Proto-Indo-European dey- — to shine; to gleam, shimmer, shine; to swing, to...

daiļlēkšana (Latvian): diving

Definitions

  1. diving

Ancestry of “daiļlēkšana”, step by step

daiļlēkšana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian daiļš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandaiļšvery beautiful, lovely, exquisite; beautiful,...
2Latviandailusaccusative plural masculine form of dails
3Proto-Balto-Slavicday-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandey-to shine; to gleam, shimmer, shine; to swing, to...

via Latvian lēkšana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlēkšanajumping
2Latvianlēktto jump; to leap; to vault
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic day- →Every word from Latvian dailus →
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