Where does “łokś” come from?

łokś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic olkъtь, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- — to bow, to bend; elbow.

łokś (Lower Sorbian): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “łokś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicolkъtьelbow
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- →Every word from Proto-Slavic olkъtь →