Where does “oko” come from?

oko (Slovene) 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.

oko (Slovene): eye; sprout on a potato

Definitions

  1. eye; sprout on a potato

Ancestry of “oko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianokoeye; around, about, roughly, approximately;...
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- →