Where does “modrooki” come from?

modrooki (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.

modrooki (Polish): with deep-blue eyes

Definitions

  1. with deep-blue eyes

Ancestry of “modrooki”, step by step

modrooki 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 modry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmodrycerulean, deep blue; blue
2Proto-Slavicmǫdrъwise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰrosblue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak- →