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Where does “аканье” come from?

аканье (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.

Ancestry of “аканье”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianа́кать—
2RussianА—
3Old East Slavicаbut, and
4Proto-Slavicabut; and
5Proto-Balto-Slavicōand; but
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ōd—

Words derived from “аканье”

  • akanye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd →