Where does “tinklininkas” come from?

tinklininkas (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic tinklas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tintlas, from Proto-Indo-European téntlom, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tinklininkas (Lithuanian): volleyball player, volleyballer

Definitions

  1. volleyball player, volleyballer

Ancestry of “tinklininkas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavictinklas—
2Proto-Balto-Slavictintlas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanténtlom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European téntlom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tintlas →