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Where does “кук” come from?

кук (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kъlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-.

Ancestry of “кук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickъlkъ—
2Proto-Balto-Slavickaukāˀ—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanklHk(ᵂ)-(n)-—

Words derived from “кук”

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