Where does “lekkonogi” come from?

lekkonogi (Polish) comes from Polish noga, from Old Polish noga, from Proto-Slavic nogà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

lekkonogi (Polish): agile, nimble

Definitions

  1. agile, nimble

Ancestry of “lekkonogi”, step by step

lekkonogi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish noga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnogaleg
2Old Polishnogaleg; foot
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Polish Lekki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishLekkilight
2Old Polishlekkilight
3Proto-Slaviclьgъkъlight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogà →Every word from Old Polish noga →