Where does “blaskooki” come from?

blaskooki (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish oko, from Proto-Slavic ȍko, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

blaskooki (Old Polish): squint-eyed, cross-eyed, strabismic

Definitions

  1. squint-eyed, cross-eyed, strabismic

Ancestry of “blaskooki”, step by step

blaskooki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish oko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishokoeye
2Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
3Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Old Polish blask

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishblaskglow, shine, brightness
2Proto-Slavic*blě̑skъglitter, brightness, flash
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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