Where does “voratinklis” come from?

voratinklis (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.

voratinklis (Lithuanian): spiderweb

Definitions

  1. spiderweb

Ancestry of “voratinklis”, step by step

voratinklis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic tinklas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavictinklas—
2Proto-Balto-Slavictintlas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanténtlom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Lithuanian voras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvorasspider
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European téntlom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tintlas →