Where does “Lukic” come from?

Lukic (English) comes from Serbo-Croatian Lukić, from Serbo-Croatian Luka, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς, from Latin Lucius, from Latin lux, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Ancestry of “Lukic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianLukić
2Serbo-CroatianLukaharbor; harbour
3Ancient GreekΛουκᾶςman from Lucania
4LatinLuciusa fish, probably the pike
5Latinluxlight; daylight, day, moonlight; life
6Proto-Italicloukslight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-Every word from Proto-Italic louks
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