Where does “locītava” come from?

locītava (Latvian) comes from Latvian locīt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lánkīˀtei, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lenk- — to bend.

locītava (Latvian): joint (part of body where bones join)

Definitions

  1. joint (part of body where bones join)

Ancestry of “locītava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlocītto fold, to bend
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclánkīˀteito cause to bend
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclenk-to bend
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lánkīˀtei →Every word from Latvian locīt →
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