Where does “Ղուկաս” come from?

Ղուկաս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Ղուկաս, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς, from Latin Lucius, from Latin lux, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Ղուկաս (Armenian): Luke the Evangelist

Definitions

  1. Luke the Evangelist

Ancestry of “Ղուկաս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianՂուկասLuke the Evangelist
2Ancient GreekΛουκᾶςman from Lucania
3LatinLuciusa fish, probably the pike
4Latinluxlight; daylight, day, moonlight; life
5Proto-Italicloukslight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “Ղուկաս”

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