Where does “о́кать” come from?

о́кать (Russian) comes from Russian о, from Old East Slavic о, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

о́кать (Russian): to pronounce an unstressed о like an о (without the vowel reduction, as in some parts of Northern Russia, considered non-standard)

Definitions

  1. to pronounce an unstressed о like an о (without the vowel reduction, as in some parts of Northern Russia, considered non-standard)

Ancestry of “о́кать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоoh
2Old East Slavicоat, during
3Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
4Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

Words derived from “о́кать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →