Where does “okamžik” come from?

okamžik (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.

okamžik (Czech): moment, second

Definitions

  1. moment, second

Ancestry of “okamžik”, step by step

okamžik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech oko

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

via Czech mžik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmžikmoment, split second, flash
2Proto-Slavic*mьžikъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →