Where does “лу́ча” come from?
лу́ча (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian лук, from Proto-Slavic lukъ, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.
лу́ча (Bulgarian): to aim at, to target (someone/something)
Definitions
- to aim at, to target (someone/something)
Ancestry of “лу́ча”, step by step
лу́ча traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian лук
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | лук | onions |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lukъ | onion, leek |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | laukaz | leek |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewg- | to bend |
via Serbo-Croatian lučiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | lučiti | to secrete; to separate; distinguish |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lǫčiti | to separate |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lánkīˀtei | to cause to bend |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lenk- | to bend |
Words derived from “лу́ча”