Where does “lok” come from?

lok (Czech) comes from Czech lokat, from Old Czech lokati, from Proto-Slavic lokati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lak-.

lok (Czech): gulp, swallow of a liquid

Definitions

  1. gulp, swallow of a liquid

Ancestry of “lok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlokatto gulp, to lap
2Old Czechlokatito drink, to lap
3Proto-Slaviclokatito lap
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclak-
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lak-Every word from Proto-Slavic lokatiEvery word from Old Czech lokati
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