Where does “luk” come from?

luk (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lök, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lükkä- — to bump, shove, push.

luk (Hungarian): Alternative form of lyuk; hole

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lyuk; hole

Ancestry of “luk”, step by step

luk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian lök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlökto push
2Proto-Finno-Ugriclükkä-to bump, shove, push

via Proto-Uralic lowkke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uraliclowkkehole

Words derived from “luk”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lükkä- →Every word from Hungarian lök →