Where does “jūrligė” come from?

jūrligė (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian liga, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

jūrligė (Lithuanian): seasickness

Definitions

  1. seasickness

Ancestry of “jūrligė”, step by step

jūrligė traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian liga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianligaillness
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Lithuanian jū́ra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianjū́rasea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Lithuanian liga →
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