Where does “očkat” come from?

očkat (Karelian) comes from Russian очки́, from Russian о́ко, from Old East Slavic око, from Proto-Slavic ȍko, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

očkat (Karelian): spectacles, glasses, eyeglasses, specs

Definitions

  1. spectacles, glasses, eyeglasses, specs

Ancestry of “očkat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianочки́glasses, spectacles
2Russianо́коeye
3Old East Slavicокоeye
4Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
5Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak- →