Where does “akanye” come from?
akanye (English) comes from Russian а́канье, from Russian а́кать, from Russian А, from Old East Slavic а, from Proto-Slavic a, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd.
akanye (English): A case of vowel reduction in Slavic languages;...
Definitions
- A case of vowel reduction in Slavic languages;...
Ancestry of “akanye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | а́канье | — |
| 2 | Russian | а́кать | — |
| 3 | Russian | А | — |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | а | but, and |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | a | but; and |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ō | and; but |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ōd | — |