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Where does “gloq” come from?

gloq (Albanian) comes from Albanian gëluq, from Proto-Albanian ka-lāukja, from Proto-Albanian lāuka, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

gloq (Albanian): rheum; testis

Definitions

  1. rheum; testis

Ancestry of “gloq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangëluq—
2Proto-Albanianka-lāukja—
3Proto-Albanianlāukatesticles
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →