Where does “lokna” come from?
lokna (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German locke, from German Lock, from Middle High German loc, from Old High German loc, from Proto-Germanic lukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European lugnó-, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
lokna (Serbo-Croatian): curl, lock
Definitions
- curl, lock
Ancestry of “lokna”, step by step
lokna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German locke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | locke | inflection of locken: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | Lock | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | loc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | loc | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lukkaz | lock; curl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lugnó- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
via Serbo-Croatian de:Locke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | de:Locke | — |