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Where does “luk-” come from?

luk- (Ancient Ligurian) comes from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

luk- (Ancient Ligurian): swampy place

Definitions

  1. swampy place

Ancestry of “luk-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “luk-”

  • Lucan
  • Lucchese
  • Luca
  • Lucanus
  • Lucca
  • lucchese
  • Lucano
  • Λευκανός
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