Where does “louks” come from?

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

louks (Proto-Italic): light

Definitions

  1. light

Ancestry of “louks”, step by step

louks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-

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

via Proto-Indo-European léwks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanléwkssomething bright, white

Words derived from “louks”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →