Where does “เซนต์ลูเชีย” come from?

เซนต์ลูเชีย (Thai) comes from English Saint Lucia, from Latin Lucia, 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.

Ancestry of “เซนต์ลูเชีย”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSaint Lucia
2LatinLuciaLucy
3LatinLuciusa fish, probably the pike
4Latinluxlight; daylight, day, moonlight; life
5Proto-Italicloukslight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-