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From Proto-Baltic*linksmas, synchronically analyzable as an adjectival formation in -mas from links-, itself a formation from liñkti(“to bend, bow”)[1] (see also linkė́ti(“to wish”)). The sense development would be along the lines of "flexible, bowing" > "expressing one's best wishes"[2] > "acceptable" > "pleasant" > "joyful".[3] Cognate with Latvianlīksms(“cheerful”).
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^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “liñksmas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 357
^ Jurij S. Stepanov (1992 January 31) “Lexical entries in major sentence types of Proto-Indo-European”, in Reconstructing Languages and Cultures, →DOI, page 181: “e.g. linké̇ti, linki, 'Somebody bows, expressing his best wishes'”
^ “linksmas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
