Where does “ôko” come from?

ôko (Silesian) comes from Old Polish oko, from Proto-Slavic ȍko, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

ôko (Silesian): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “ôko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishokoeye
2Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
3Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-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- →
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