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Where does “laku” come from?

laku (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

laku (Proto-West Germanic): stream; pool, lake

Definitions

  1. stream; pool, lake

Ancestry of “laku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakritsilicorice, liquorice
2Swedishlakritslicorice/liquorice
3Late Latinliquiritia—
4Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
5Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
6Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

Words derived from “laku”

  • lake
  • lakeside
  • lakeshore
  • lakefront
  • Laker
  • lakelet
  • lakebed
  • lakewater
  • lakeward
  • lakelike
  • lakeland
  • paleolake
  • palaeolake
  • lakefill
  • interlake
  • lakeless
  • lakehead
  • lakeview
  • phytolacca
  • lakewide
  • lakescape
  • Lakist
  • lakehouse
  • lakeweed
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