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
Ancestry of “łuk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | luk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lǫkъ | bow |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *lankás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lenk- | to bend |