Where does “łuk” come from?

łuk (Polish) comes from Old Czech luk, from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

łuk (Polish): bow; arc; arch

Definitions

  1. bow; arc; arch

Ancestry of “łuk”, step by step

łuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Czech luk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechluk—
2Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via German lūke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlūkehatch opening in the ceiling/floor of a room, in the deck of a ship, etc
2Middle Low Germanlûke—

Words derived from “łuk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →