Where does “llukë” come from?

llukë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian lukā, from Proto-Indo-European lěu-.

llukë (Albanian): foul egg

Definitions

  1. foul egg

Ancestry of “llukë”, step by step

llukë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Albanian lukā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianlukā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlěu-—

via Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lěu- →Every word from Proto-Albanian lukā →