Where does “šiknarankis” come from?
šiknarankis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian rankà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.
šiknarankis (Lithuanian): slacker, someone who does very little work
Definitions
- slacker, someone who does very little work
Ancestry of “šiknarankis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | rankà | hand |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ránkāˀ | hand, arm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 4 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |