Where does “Luka” come from?

Luka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς, from Latin Lucius, from Latin lux, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Luka (Serbo-Croatian): harbor; harbour

Definitions

  1. harbor; harbour

Ancestry of “Luka”, step by step

Luka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΛουκᾶςman from Lucania
2LatinLuciusa fish, probably the pike
3Latinluxlight; daylight, day, moonlight; life
4Proto-Italicloukslight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Proto-Slavic lǫka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclǫkalow-lying meadow, water-meadow
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclankāˀ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “Luka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic louks →