koja
Pronunciation: [¹ˈkoːjɛ]
“koja” is a Lithuanian word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian kāja, with further origin outside Baltic uncertain. Has been tentatively derived from Proto-Indo-European *ke(n)h₁- (“to dig”) (whence Proto-Iranian *kánHati (“to dig”)); if so, then the sense development could have been something like "hoof (a digging limb)" > "animal leg" > "(human) leg". Older theories suppose a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *key(h₂)- (“to start to…
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