Where does “laik” come from?

laik (Turkish) comes from French laïc, from Ecclesiastical Latin laicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

laik (Turkish): secular; secularist, laicist

Definitions

  1. secular; secularist, laicist

Ancestry of “laik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlaïclayman
2Ecclesiastical Latinlaicuslay; unconsecrated
3Ancient Greekλαϊκόςof the people; popular
4Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
5Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →