Where does “lihkku” come from?

lihkku (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic *likkō, from Finnish lykky, from Swedish lycka, from Old Norse lykja, from Proto-Germanic lukjaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lihkku (Northern Sami): luck, fortune

Definitions

  1. luck, fortune

Ancestry of “lihkku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samic*likkō—
2Finnishlykkyluck
3Swedishlyckajoy, happiness; a loop; a small farm field
4Old Norselykjato shut, to close
5Proto-Germaniclukjanąto close, shut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →