Where does “bjeloočnica” come from?

bjeloočnica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian oko, from Proto-Slavic ȍko, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

bjeloočnica (Serbo-Croatian): white (of the eye), eyewhite

Definitions

  1. white (of the eye), eyewhite

Ancestry of “bjeloočnica”, step by step

bjeloočnica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian oko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianokoeye; around, about, roughly, approximately;...
2Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
3Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Serbo-Croatian bijel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbijelwhite; blank; blanched
2Proto-Slavicbělъwhite
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰēlHswhite surface or stain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak- →
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