Where does “lokum” come from?

lokum (Polish) comes from Latin locum, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

lokum (Polish): lodging

Definitions

  1. lodging

Ancestry of “lokum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlocumplace, spot; accusative singular of locus
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus
4Proto-Italicstlokos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus
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