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Where does “ćákṣuṣ” come from?

ćákṣuṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

Ancestry of “ćákṣuṣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniančákšušthe eye
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷḱus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “ćákṣuṣ”

  • చక్షువు
  • దివ్యచక్షువు
  • चक्षु
  • จักษุ
  • चक्षु
  • cakkhu
  • dibbacakkhu
  • চকু
  • চোখ
  • suk
  • চখু
  • ?????
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →