Where does “очкарик” come from?

очкарик (Russian) comes from Russian очка́рь, from Russian очки́, from Russian о́ко, from Old East Slavic око, from Proto-Slavic ȍko, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

очкарик (Russian): four-eyes

Definitions

  1. four-eyes

Ancestry of “очкарик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianочка́рьfour-eyes person wearning glasses
2Russianочки́glasses, spectacles
3Russianо́коeye
4Old East Slavicокоeye
5Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
6Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak- →