Where does “zuk” come from?

zuk (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic zvǫkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

zuk (Lower Sorbian): sound

Definitions

  1. sound

Ancestry of “zuk”, step by step

zuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic zvǫkъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczvǫkъsound
2Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

via Polish Żuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŻukbeetle
2Proto-Slavicžukъbeetle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic zvǫkъ →