Where does “চকু” come from?

চকু (Assamese) comes from Early Assamese চখু, from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼, from Sanskrit चक्षु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

চকু (Assamese): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “চকু”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Early Assameseচখু—
2Magadhi Prakrit𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼—
3Sanskritचक्षुeye; name of a prince; the Oxus river
4Proto-Indo-Iraniančákšušthe eye
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷḱus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “চকু”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš →