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Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *desnъ, Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakšiṇa), Ancient Greek δεξιός (dexiós), Latin dexter.
Pronunciation
Noun
dešinė̃ f (plural dẽšinės) stress pattern 3b
- right (direction)
- Coordinate term: kairė
Declension
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 124