Where does “lokum” come from?

lokum (Danish) comes from Latin locum, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

lokum (Danish): bog; privy

Definitions

  1. bog; privy

Ancestry of “lokum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlocumplace, spot; accusative singular of locus
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus—
4Proto-Italicstlokos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →