Where does “losk” come from?

losk (Cornish) comes from Old Welsh losc, from Proto-Celtic lowsk-, from Proto-Indo-European lewksḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

losk (Cornish): burn, burning, combustion

Definitions

  1. burn, burning, combustion

Ancestry of “losk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshlosc—
2Proto-Celticlowsk-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewksḱ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “losk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →