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Where does “šiknalaižis” come from?

šiknalaižis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian laižyti, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

šiknalaižis (Lithuanian): kiss-ass, sycophant

Definitions

  1. kiss-ass, sycophant

Ancestry of “šiknalaižis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianlaižytito lick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “šiknalaižis”

  • šiknalaižė
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