Where does “Ղուկաս” come from?

Ղուկաս (Old Armenian) comes 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.

Ղուկաս (Old Armenian): Luke the Evangelist

Definitions

  1. Luke the Evangelist

Ancestry of “Ղուկաս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΛουκᾶςman from Lucania
2LatinLuciusa fish, probably the pike
3Latinluxlight; daylight, day, moonlight; life
4Proto-Italicloukslight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “Ղուկաս”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic louks →