liežuvis

Etymology
From, from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

The initial l- in the Lithuanian form was likely influenced by. The same pattern can be observed in 🇨🇬,. According to Hilmarsson, there are also Russian dialects where "l'azyk" is used, from +.

Hilmarsson goes on to propose a development from *inźū → *inźuwis (as seen in Prussian) > Proto-Lithuanian *įžuwis → liežuvis.

Noun

 * 1)  tongue