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Where does “лук” come from?

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

лук (Serbo-Croatian): onion; garlic; any "Allium" species

Definitions

  1. onion; garlic; any "Allium" species

Ancestry of “лук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclukъonion, leek
2Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

Words derived from “лук”

  • бели лук
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →