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Where does “lukô” come from?

lukô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

Ancestry of “lukô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “lukô”

  • loke
  • loke
  • loca
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