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Where does “ak-” come from?

ak- (Proto-Baltic) comes from Proto-Indo-European okʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

Ancestry of “ak-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanokʷ-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “ak-”

  • aka
  • aku
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →