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Where does “laikiz” come from?

laikiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European leyg- — to jump around; similar, like; image, likeness.

laikiz (Proto-Germanic): jump, play, dance, hymn

Definitions

  1. jump, play, dance, hymn

Ancestry of “laikiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleyg-to jump around; similar, like; image, likeness

Words derived from “laikiz”

  • lai
  • lai
  • lay
  • lai
  • laiar
  • salaiar
  • lais
  • lai
  • lai
  • ликъ
  • laih
  • laik
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