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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *lakʷ-, -gʷ-
Meaning: to lap
Armenian: lakem 'lecke'
Old Greek: láptō, aor. élapsa, pf. lélapha 'lap with the tongue; drink greedily' (Ar.+)
Slavic: *lokātī, *ločītī
Baltic: *lak- (*lak-a-/*lañk-a-) vb., *lak-ā̂- vb.
Russ. meaning: лакать
References: Fraenkel 337 f
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: лока́ть,
Near etymology: лока́ю, лочу́, лака́ть, также лочи́ть "пить, лакать (о собаке)", укр. лока́ти, блр. ло́каць, др.-русск., цслав. локати, лочѫ λάπτειν, болг. ло́ча, ло́кам, сербохорв. ло̀кати, ло̏че̑м, словен. lókati, lóčem, чеш. lokati, слвц. lоkаt᾽, польск. ɫоkаć, ɫосzус́.
Further etymology: Родственно лит. lakù, làkti "лизать, лакать языком", лтш. lakt, laku, lùoku "лакать", итер. lakât, -ãju, возм., греч. λάπτω "лижу, хлебаю", арм. lаkеm "лижу"; см. В. Шульце, KZ 52, 105; Бернекер 1, 727; Мейе, МSL 16, 242; М.--Э. 2, 415 и сл.; Траутман, ВSW 149; Младенов 278; Вальде--Гофм. 1, 754. Ср. также ло́пать.
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *lak- (*lak-a-/*lañk-a-) vb., *lak-ā̂- vb.
Meaning: lap
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: làkti (lãka, lãkē) '(flüssige Nahrung) auflecken, leckend fressen, schlappen (von Hunden und Katzen), saufen (vulgär von Menschen)'
Lettish: lakt (lùoku, laku) 'leckend fressen, Dünnes fressen, schlappen, mit der Zunge schlürfen', lakât (-ãju) 'wiederholt lecken'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1115
Root: lak-
English meaning: to lick, lap
German meaning: `schnalzend lecken'
Material: Arm. lakem (aus *kk) `lecken';

    lit. làkti, lett. lakt `leckend fressen';

    ksl. loču, lokati `lecken'.

    Ähnliche Schallnachahmung wie lab-, lap(h)-.

References: WP. II 380.
Pages: 653
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