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Where does “lēkšana” come from?

lēkšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian lēkt, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

lēkšana (Latvian): jumping

Definitions

  1. jumping

Ancestry of “lēkšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlēktto jump; to leap; to vault
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēk-string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...

Words derived from “lēkšana”

  • tramplīnlēkšana
  • daiļlēkšana
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