Where does “а́кать” come from?

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

а́кать (Russian): to pronounce an unstressed о like an а (as seen in Central and Southern Russia, considered standard)

Definitions

  1. to pronounce an unstressed о like an а (as seen in Central and Southern Russia, considered standard)

Ancestry of “а́кать”, step by step

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

Words derived from “а́кать”

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