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Where does “lúka” come from?

lúka (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

lúka (Old Norse): to shut; to end, bring to an end, finish,...

Definitions

  1. to shut; to end, bring to an end, finish,...

Ancestry of “lúka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lúka”

  • luukku
  • postiluukku
  • kirjeluukku
  • tarjoiluluukku
  • tulvaluukku
  • kulkuluukku
  • ikkunaluukku
  • huoltoluukku
  • dammlucka
  • baklucka
  • bakluckeloppis
  • lucka
  • lúka
  • ljúka
  • luuk
  • luka
  • loka
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