Where does “kuka” come from?

kuka (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-.

kuka (Proto-Slavic): hook; goblin

Definitions

  1. hook; goblin

Ancestry of “kuka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickaukāˀ—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanklHk(ᵂ)-(n)-—

Words derived from “kuka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀ →