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Where does “oko” come from?

oko (Czech) comes 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.

oko (Czech): eye; twenty-one, pontoon; tarn

Definitions

  1. eye; twenty-one, pontoon; tarn

Ancestry of “oko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechokoeye
2Proto-Slavicȍko—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “oko”

  • volské oko
  • nadočnicový
  • očnice
  • nitrooční
  • oční
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