Where does “suku” come from?

suku (Naga Pidgin) comes from Assamese চকু, from Early Assamese চখু, from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼, from Sanskrit चक्षु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

suku (Naga Pidgin): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “suku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseচকুeye
2Early Assameseচখু—
3Magadhi Prakrit𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼—
4Sanskritचक्षुeye; name of a prince; the Oxus river
5Proto-Indo-Iraniančákšušthe eye
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷḱus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš →