Where does “후로꾸” come from?

후로꾸 (Korean) comes from Japanese フロック, from English fluke, from English Flook, from Old Norse flóki, from Proto-Germanic flukkōn-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

후로꾸 (Korean): fluke; lucky shot

Definitions

  1. fluke; lucky shot

Ancestry of “후로꾸”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseフロック—
2EnglishflukeA lucky or improbable occurrence, with the...
3EnglishFlook—
4Old Norseflókituft of hair
5Proto-Germanicflukkōn-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flukkōn- →