Where does “očko” come from?

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

očko (Slovak): Diminutive of oko

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of oko

Ancestry of “očko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakokoeye; sprout on a potato
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- →