Where does “aka” come from?
aka (Latvian) comes from Proto-Baltic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European okʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
aka (Latvian): well
Ancestry of “aka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Baltic | ak- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | okʷ- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |