Where does “cūka” come from?

cūka (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic kyaw-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

cūka (Latvian): pig; female pig, sow; the name of a certain card...

Definitions

  1. pig; female pig, sow; the name of a certain card...

Ancestry of “cūka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickyaw-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “cūka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kyaw- →