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Where does “lǫka” come from?

lǫka (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic lankāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

lǫka (Proto-Slavic): low-lying meadow, water-meadow

Definitions

  1. low-lying meadow, water-meadow

Ancestry of “lǫka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slaviclankāˀ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “lǫka”

  • лука
  • лука
  • luka
  • louka
  • lúka
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