Where does “лоукъ” come from?

лоукъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic lukъ, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

лоукъ (Old Church Slavonic): onion

Definitions

  1. onion

Ancestry of “лоукъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclukъonion, leek
2Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Slavic lukъ →