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

  1. slacker, someone who does very little work

Ancestry of “šiknarankis”, step by step

šiknarankis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian rankà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianrankàhand
2Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
4Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

via Lithuanian šikna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianšiknaass, arse, butt
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →