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Where does “ὄσσε” come from?

ὄσσε (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic óťťe, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷih₁, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

ὄσσε (Ancient Greek): eyes

Definitions

  1. eyes

Ancestry of “ὄσσε”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicóťťe—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷih₁nominative/vocative/accusative dual of *h₃ókʷs
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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