Where does “kauk-” come from?

kauk- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kū- — to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

kauk- (Proto-Balto-Slavic): hook

Definitions

  1. hook

Ancestry of “kauk-”, step by step

kauk- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kū-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankū-to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

via Proto-Baltic kaukas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Baltickaukas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kū-
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