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Where does “h₃ókʷs” come from?

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

h₃ókʷs (Proto-Indo-European): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “h₃ókʷs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “h₃ókʷs”

  • eyes
  • eye
  • window
  • eyed
  • egalitarian
  • ocular
  • eyewitness
  • inoculation
  • eyeball
  • egalitarianism
  • ey
  • myopic
  • eyeglasses
  • windowsill
  • binocular
  • myopia
  • intraocular
  • eyepiece
  • oui
  • eyeglass
  • oculomotor
  • eyelash
  • inoculate
  • monocle
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