Where does “louka” come from?
louka (Czech) comes from Old Czech lúka, from Proto-Slavic lǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lankāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
louka (Czech): meadow
Ancestry of “louka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | lúka | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lǫka | low-lying meadow, water-meadow |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lankāˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |