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Where does “аков” come from?

аков (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian akó, from Czech okov, from Proto-Slavic okovъ, from Proto-Slavic okovati — to shackle, chain.

аков (Serbo-Croatian): quantity of liquid; quantity of rye; wine tax...

Definitions

  1. quantity of liquid; quantity of rye; wine tax...

Ancestry of “аков”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianakóan old liquid measure, about 50 liters
2Czechokov—
3Proto-Slavicokovъshackles, chains
4Proto-Slavicokovatito shackle, chain
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