Where does “loks” come from?

loks (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

loks (Latvian): arc; arch, rim, cycle, circle; bolt

Definitions

  1. arc; arch, rim, cycle, circle; bolt

Ancestry of “loks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

Words derived from “loks

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás