Where does “марифетлук” come from?

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

марифетлук (Serbo-Croatian): sleight, trick, skill; dodge, sidestepping

Definitions

  1. sleight, trick, skill; dodge, sidestepping

Ancestry of “марифетлук”, step by step

марифетлук 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 марифет

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianмарифетCyrillic spelling of marìfet
2Ottoman Turkishمعرفتconnaissance, knowledge; science, branch of...
3Arabicمَعْرِفَةknowledge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Slavic lukъ →