Where does “lǫkъ” come from?

lǫkъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

lǫkъ (Proto-Slavic): bow

Definitions

  1. bow

Ancestry of “lǫkъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

Words derived from “lǫkъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →