Where does “tramplīnlēkšana” come from?
tramplīnlēkšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian lēkšana, from Latvian lēkt, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
tramplīnlēkšana (Latvian): ski jumping
Ancestry of “tramplīnlēkšana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | lēkšana | jumping |
| 2 | Latvian | lēkt | to jump; to leap; to vault |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lēk- | string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of... |