Where does “kȕka” come from?

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

kȕka (Serbo-Croatian): hook

Definitions

  1. hook

Ancestry of “kȕka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickukahook; goblin
2Proto-Balto-Slavickaukāˀ
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanklHk(ᵂ)-(n)-

Words derived from “kȕka

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic kuka