Where does “acteņa” come from?

acteņa (Latgalian) comes from Latgalian acs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

acteņa (Latgalian): bud

Definitions

  1. bud

Ancestry of “acteņa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latgalianacseye
2Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
4Proto-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- →