Where does “ak-” come from?

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

ak- (Proto-Balto-Slavic): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “ak-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “ak-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →