Where does “бели лук” come from?

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

бели лук (Serbo-Croatian): garlic

Definitions

  1. garlic

Ancestry of “бели лук”, step by step

бели лук traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian лук

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianлукonion; garlic; any "Allium" species
2Proto-Slaviclukъonion, leek
3Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

via Serbo-Croatian бели

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбелиwhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Slavic lukъ →