Where does “baklucka” come from?

baklucka (Swedish) comes from Swedish lucka, from Slovak lúka, from Proto-Slavic lǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lankāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

baklucka (Swedish): a tailgate, a rear hatch or door; a trunk

Definitions

  1. a tailgate, a rear hatch or door; a trunk

Ancestry of “baklucka”, step by step

baklucka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lucka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishluckaa gap, a hole, an open slot, a small empty room;...
2Slovaklúkameadow
3Proto-Slaviclǫkalow-lying meadow, water-meadow
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclankāˀ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

via Swedish båk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbåkdaymark
2Turkishbaksecond-person singular imperative of bakmak; look
3Turkishbakmakto look (at), gaze
4Ottoman Turkishباقمقto look; to look at
5Proto-Turkic*bak-to look; to watch

Words derived from “baklucka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lankāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫka →