Where does “oblouk” come from?

oblouk (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic oblǫkъ, from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

oblouk (Czech): arc

Definitions

  1. arc

Ancestry of “oblouk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicoblǫkъ—
2Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →