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Where does “slinks” come from?

slinks (Latvian) comes from Latvian slinkt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic slink-, from Proto-Indo-European slenk-, from Proto-Indo-European sel-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

slinks (Latvian): lazy

Definitions

  1. lazy

Ancestry of “slinks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianslinktto creep, to crawl, to go slowly
2Proto-Balto-Slavicslink-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslenk-to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansel-dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “slinks”

  • sliņķe
  • slinkums
  • sliņķis
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