Where does “naočale” come from?

naočale (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian oči, 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.

naočale (Serbo-Croatian): glasses

Definitions

  1. glasses

Ancestry of “naočale”, step by step

naočale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian oči

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianočinominative plural of oko; accusative plural of...
2Serbo-Croatianokoeye; around, about, roughly, approximately;...
3Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
4Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Serbo-Croatian na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannato, on, onto; on, at, in; on, by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak- →