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Where does “lówkos” come from?

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

lówkos (Proto-Indo-European): clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow

Definitions

  1. clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow

Ancestry of “lówkos”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lówkos”

  • legs
  • leg
  • Berkeley
  • Stanley
  • league
  • Bradley
  • Ashley
  • ledge
  • Raleigh
  • Hadley
  • Wheatley
  • ley
  • lea
  • liege
  • Hayley
  • Legge
  • Blakely
  • Yardley
  • bootleg
  • foreleg
  • Everly
  • Blakeley
  • leggy
  • logy
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