Where does “लोक” come from?

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

लोक (Sanskrit): free or open space; world; sight

Definitions

  1. free or open space; world; sight

Ancestry of “लोक”, step by step

लोक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European lówkos

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

via Proto-Indo-Aryan lawkás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanlawkás—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianláwkas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlówk-o-s—

Words derived from “लोक”

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