Where does “odju” come from?

odju (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese Olho, from Old Portuguese olho, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

odju (Kabuverdianu): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “odju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseOlhoeye
2Old Portugueseolho—
3Vulgar Latinocluseye; Alternative form of oculus
4LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
5Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “odju”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic okʷelos →