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-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →