Where does “šlaunis” come from?

šlaunis (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślaunis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlównis — buttocks, hip.

šlaunis (Lithuanian): hip, thigh

Definitions

  1. hip, thigh

Ancestry of “šlaunis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicślaunisbuttocks
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlównisbuttocks, hip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlównis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślaunis →
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