Where does “acu” come from?

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

acu (Latvian): genitive plural form of acs

Definitions

  1. genitive plural form of acs

Ancestry of “acu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianacseye; vision, capacity to see, field of vision,...
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- →