Where does “uzacs” come from?

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

uzacs (Latvian): eyebrow

Definitions

  1. eyebrow

Ancestry of “uzacs”, step by step

uzacs 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 uz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianuzon, onto; to
2Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak- →