Where does “loskow” come from?

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

Ancestry of “loskow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishloskburn, burning, combustion
2Old Welshlosc
3Proto-Celticlowsk-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewksḱ-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-