Where does “lengvaatletis” come from?

lengvaatletis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian leñgvas — light.

lengvaatletis (Lithuanian): athlete

Definitions

  1. athlete

Ancestry of “lengvaatletis”, step by step

lengvaatletis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian leñgvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianleñgvaslight

via Lithuanian atlètas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianatlètasathlete
Every word from Lithuanian leñgvas
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