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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

  1. A case of vowel reduction in Slavic languages;...

Ancestry of “akanye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianа́канье—
2Russianа́кать—
3RussianА—
4Old East Slavicаbut, and
5Proto-Slavicabut; and
6Proto-Balto-Slavicōand; but
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ōd—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd →