Where does “luka” come from?

luka (Indonesian) comes from Malay luka, from Proto-Malayic *luka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luka, from Proto-Austronesian *Nuka.

luka (Indonesian): wound

Definitions

  1. wound

Ancestry of “luka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylukawound
2Proto-Malayic*luka—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*luka—
4Proto-Austronesian*Nuka—

Words derived from “luka”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *Nuka →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luka →Every word from Proto-Malayic *luka →