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Where does “lunkā” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lunkā”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lunkā”

  • lungë
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →