Where does “lenkakalbis” come from?

lenkakalbis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian lenkas, from Old East Slavic лѧхъ, from Proto-Slavic lęxъ, from Proto-Slavic lęděninъ, from Proto-Slavic lędo, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

lenkakalbis (Lithuanian): Polonophone

Definitions

  1. Polonophone

Ancestry of “lenkakalbis”, step by step

lenkakalbis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian lenkas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LithuanianlenkasPole
2Old East SlavicлѧхъLechite; Pole
3Proto-Slaviclęxъ—
4Proto-Slaviclęděninъdweller of wasteland / wold, virgin soil
5Proto-Slaviclędoheath, arid land, uncultivated field
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Lithuanian kalba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankalbalanguage; speech; vocative singular of kalba
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lędo →Every word from Proto-Slavic lęděninъ →