Where does “а́канье” come from?

а́канье (Russian) comes from Russian а́кать, from Russian А, from Old East Slavic а, from Proto-Slavic a, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd.

а́канье (Russian): the standard reduced pronunciation of unstressed о as а (i.e., or), as heard in Central Russian and Southern Russian and Belarusian

Definitions

  1. the standard reduced pronunciation of unstressed о as а (i.e., or), as heard in Central Russian and Southern Russian and Belarusian

Ancestry of “а́канье”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianа́катьto pronounce an unstressed о like an а (as seen in Central and Southern Russia, considered standard)
2RussianАA, ampere
3Old East Slavicаbut, and
4Proto-Slavicabut; and
5Proto-Balto-Slavicōand; but
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ōd—

Words derived from “а́канье”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ō →Every word from Proto-Slavic a →