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Probably fromProto-Baltic*lang-, from a variant*leng-,*lang- ofProto-Indo-European*lenk-(“to bend”) (whence alsoLatvianliekt(“to bend”),q.v.). According to this hypothesis, the meaning probably evolved from “circle” > “dint” > “hole”, whence “window”. This agrees with the fact that the oldest windows in Northern Europe were actually round holes on the roof for smoke to go out and light to come in which were covered when the weather was cold. Note how in some neighboring languages the word for “window” is related to the word for “eye”, as inRussianокно́(oknó,“window”),о́ко(óko,“eye (poetic)”). Cognates includeLithuanianlángas,Old Prussianlanxto (=lanksto <langsto). Other (minoritary) opinions comparelogs toSanskritलक्षते(lakṣate,“to notice, to note”),Old Englishlocian(“to look”),Englishlook, or then derive it fromProto-Indo-European*leng-(“to swing, to flap”) (perhaps because in ancient times windows were covered with animal skins which swung or flapped in the wind).[1]
logs m (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | logs | logi |
| genitive | loga | logu |
| dative | logam | logiem |
| accusative | logu | logus |
| instrumental | logu | logiem |
| locative | logā | logos |
| vocative | logs | logi |
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