Where does “लोकनृत्य” come from?

लोकनृत्य (Hindi) comes from Hindi लोक, from Sanskrit लोक, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

लोकनृत्य (Hindi): folk dance

Definitions

  1. folk dance

Ancestry of “लोकनृत्य”, step by step

लोकनृत्य traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi लोक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiलोकpublic; folk; world
2Sanskritलोकfree or open space; world; sight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Hindi नृत्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनृत्यdance; dancing
2Sanskritनृत्य—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →