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Where does “lukъ” come from?

lukъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

lukъ (Proto-Slavic): onion, leek

Definitions

  1. onion, leek

Ancestry of “lukъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

Words derived from “lukъ”

  • лучница
  • лучник
  • лука
  • лук
  • бели лук
  • лук
  • luk
  • лук
  • лук
  • лучница
  • лоукъ
  • luukk
  • lauk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →