Where does “ciemnooki” come from?

ciemnooki (Polish) comes from Polish oko, 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.

ciemnooki (Polish): dark-eyed

Definitions

  1. dark-eyed

Ancestry of “ciemnooki”, step by step

ciemnooki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish oko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishokoeye; A drop of fat or oil floating on the surface...
2Old Polishokoeye
3Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
4Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Polish Ciemny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCiemnydark
2Old Polishciemnydark
3Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
4Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
5Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
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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