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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”

  • kuczeć
  • kucać
  • kuku
  • кука
  • skučiti
  • kuka
  • колк
  • кука
  • kučati
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