Where does “akìs” come from?

akìs (Samogitian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

akìs (Samogitian): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “akìs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
3Proto-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- →