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Where does “kuok-” come from?

kuok- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kewk-, from Proto-Indo-European kew- — to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent.

kuok- (Proto-Balto-Slavic): hook

Definitions

  1. hook

Ancestry of “kuok-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankewk-to elevate; height
2Proto-Indo-Europeankew-to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent

Words derived from “kuok-”

  • kok
  • augļukoks
  • augļu koks
  • citronkoks
  • koks
  • kokvilna
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