underpinnings

n. the legs. He has good underpinnings—ought to be able to run faster. With underpinnings like that, he ought to be able to win the marathon.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ziska	TSIS-kah	German
Sofija	-	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Branko	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Macedonian
Amjad	-	Arabic
Vlasiy	-	Russian
Sperantia	-	Late Roman