Where does “okulkovro” come from?

okulkovro (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto okulo, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

okulkovro (Esperanto): blindfold

Definitions

  1. blindfold

Ancestry of “okulkovro”, step by step

okulkovro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto okulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantookuloeye
2LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
3Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Esperanto kovro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokovro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷsEvery word from Proto-Italic okʷelos
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