Where does “лък” come from?

лък (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

лък (Bulgarian): bow

Definitions

  1. bow

Ancestry of “лък”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

Words derived from “лък”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →
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