lankas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás (bow), from Proto-Indo-European *lenk- (to bend), compare Latvian lanka (lowland), Old Prussian lunkis (angle). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic лѫкъ (lǫkŭ, bow), Belarusian and Russian лук (luk, bow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɫàŋ́kas/, [ɫɐ̀ŋ́ˑkɐs]

Noun

lañkas m (plural lañkai)

  1. bow (weapon)

Declension

Further reading

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