Where does “ലൂക്കാ” come from?

ലൂക്കാ (Malayalam) comes from Classical Syriac ܠܘܩܐ, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς, from Latin Lucius, from Latin lux, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

ലൂക്കാ (Malayalam): Saint Luke, the author of the Gospel of Luke

Definitions

  1. Saint Luke, the author of the Gospel of Luke

Ancestry of “ലൂക്കാ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical SyriacܠܘܩܐLuke
2Ancient GreekΛουκᾶςman from Lucania
3LatinLuciusa fish, probably the pike
4Latinluxlight; daylight, day, moonlight; life
5Proto-Italicloukslight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic louks →