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Where does “lewk-so-m” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lewk-so-m”, step by step

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