lācis

Latvian

noun
Definitions
  • bear mammal, especially Ursus arctos
  • (figuratively) bear a clumsy, sluggish, heavy person, also, a very strong, heavily build

Etymology

Inherited from *talk- inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tel-k-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tel-k-

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