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Where does “aku” come from?

aku (Latvian) comes from Latvian aka, from Proto-Baltic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European okʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

aku (Latvian): accusative singular form of aka; instrumental...

Definitions

  1. accusative singular form of aka; instrumental...

Ancestry of “aku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianakawell
2Proto-Balticak-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanokʷ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →