Where does “volské oko” come from?

volské oko (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.

volské oko (Czech): fried egg

Definitions

  1. fried egg

Ancestry of “volské oko”, step by step

volské oko 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 vůl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvůlox; idiot; dude
2Irishvólvole
3EnglishvoleAny of a large number of species of small rodents...
4Frenchvoleinflection of voler: ## first/third-person...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak- →