Where does “Lūsis” come from?

Lūsis (Latvian) comes from Latvian lūsis, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Lūsis (Latvian): lynx several species of medium-sized wildcats of the genus Lynx

Definitions

  1. lynx several species of medium-sized wildcats of the genus Lynx

Ancestry of “Lūsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlūsislynx
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Latvian lūsis →