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Where does “лука́вый” come from?

лука́вый (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic lǫkavъ — curved, cunning.

Ancestry of “лука́вый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclǫkavъcurved, cunning

Words derived from “лука́вый”

  • лукаво
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