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Where does “lāuka” come from?

lāuka (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lāuka (Proto-Albanian): testicles

Definitions

  1. testicles

Ancestry of “lāuka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lāuka”

  • lok
  • loqe
  • gëluq
  • gloq
  • ka-lāukja
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