Where does “lok” come from?

lok (Maltese) comes from Sicilian locu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

lok (Maltese): place

Definitions

  1. place

Ancestry of “lok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianlocu—
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus—
4Proto-Italicstlokos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →