Where does “очки́” come from?

очки́ (Russian) comes 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.

очки́ (Russian): glasses, spectacles

Definitions

  1. glasses, spectacles

Ancestry of “очки́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianо́коeye
2Old East Slavicокоeye
3Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
4Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “очки́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak- →