Where does “okulistka” come from?

okulistka (Polish) comes from Polish okulista, from French oculiste, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

Ancestry of “okulistka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishokulistaophthalmologist, eye doctor, oculist
2Frenchoculisteoculist, eye doctor
3LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
4Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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