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
Ancestry of “ak-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |