Where does “आलोक” come from?

आलोक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit लोक, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

आलोक (Sanskrit): view, look, vision

Definitions

  1. view, look, vision

Ancestry of “आलोक”, step by step

आलोक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit लोक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलोकfree or open space; world; sight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Sanskrit आ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
2Sanskritधाto put, place, set, lay in or on
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰaH-—

Words derived from “आलोक”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →