Where does “rankininkas” come from?

rankininkas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian rankà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

rankininkas (Lithuanian): handball player, handballer

Definitions

  1. handball player, handballer

Ancestry of “rankininkas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianrankàhand
2Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
4Latvianwer-to turn, to bend
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →
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