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Where does “lewkos” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lewkos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lewkos”

  • loukos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →