Where does “лоуча” come from?

лоуча (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic lučь, from Proto-Indo-European lowkis, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

лоуча (Old Church Slavonic): beam

Definitions

  1. beam

Ancestry of “лоуча”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclučьray; torch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlowkis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lowkis →Every word from Proto-Slavic lučь →