Where does “luokâ” come from?

luokâ (Inari Sami) comes from Finnish luokki, from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

luokâ (Inari Sami): shaft bow

Definitions

  1. shaft bow

Ancestry of “luokâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluokkishaft bow
2Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →