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Where does “acs” come from?

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

acs (Latvian): eye; vision, capacity to see, field of vision,...

Definitions

  1. eye; vision, capacity to see, field of vision,...

Ancestry of “acs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “acs”

  • acumirklis
  • acīgs
  • acu
  • uzacs
  • vilkacis
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