Where does “चक्षु” come from?

चक्षु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

चक्षु (Sanskrit): eye; name of a prince; the Oxus river

Definitions

  1. eye; name of a prince; the Oxus river

Ancestry of “चक्षु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniančákšušthe eye
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷḱus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “चक्षु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš →