Where does “acumirklis” come from?

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

acumirklis (Latvian): instant, moment; wink, eyewink

Definitions

  1. instant, moment; wink, eyewink

Ancestry of “acumirklis”, step by step

acumirklis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian acs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianacseye; vision, capacity to see, field of vision,...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Latvian mirklis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmirkliswink, flit, flash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak- →