Where does “акать” come from?
акать (Russian) comes from Russian А, from Old East Slavic а, from Proto-Slavic a, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd.
Ancestry of “акать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | А | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | а | but, and |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | a | but; and |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ō | and; but |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ōd | — |
Words derived from “акать”