Where does “woko” come from?

woko (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic ȍko, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

woko (Lower Sorbian): eye; drop of grease; loop

Definitions

  1. eye; drop of grease; loop

Ancestry of “woko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
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- →
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