From Proto-Tai *trukᴰ (“loom”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩪᨠ, Lao ຫູກ (hūk), Lü ᦠᦳᧅᧈ (ḣuk¹), Khün ᩉᩪᨠ, Shan ႁုၵ်ႇ (hùk), Thai หูก (hùuk), Ahom 𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ruk), Nong Zhuang tuk.
ᥞᥧᥐᥴ (húk) (1963 orthography ᥞᥧᥐ́)
