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Where does “لورك” come from?

لورك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek λαβράκι, from Ancient Greek λάβραξ, from Ancient Greek λάβρος, from Proto-Indo-European rabʰros.

Ancestry of “لورك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekλαβράκι—
2Ancient Greekλάβραξ—
3Ancient Greekλάβρος<br>; furious, boisterous; huge, mighty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrabʰros—
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