Where does “nduk” come from?

nduk (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian duk-, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

nduk (Albanian): to pluck out, pull out, tear

Definitions

  1. to pluck out, pull out, tear

Ancestry of “nduk”, step by step

nduk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Albanian duk-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianduk-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Proto-Tai *C̥.dukᴰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tai*C̥.dukᴰbone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Albanian duk- →