Where does “lang-” come from?
lang- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European leng-, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.
Ancestry of “lang-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | leng- | to swing, to flap |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | lenk- | to bend |
Words derived from “lang-”