Where does “očko” come from?

očko (Czech) comes from Czech oko, from Old Czech oko, from Proto-Slavic ȍko, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

očko (Czech): Diminutive of oko

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of oko

Ancestry of “očko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechokoeye; twenty-one, pontoon; tarn
2Old Czechokoeye
3Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
4Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →