Where does “luk” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. onion; garlic; any "Allium" species

Ancestry of “luk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “luk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Slavic lukъ →