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Where does “lauk” come from?

lauk (Estonian) comes from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

lauk (Estonian): allium

Definitions

  1. allium

Ancestry of “lauk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

Words derived from “lauk”

  • küüslauk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →