Where does “ahuecar” come from?
ahuecar (Spanish) comes from Spanish hueco, from Old Spanish ocar, from Czech oko, from Old Czech oko, from Proto-Slavic ȍko, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
ahuecar (Spanish): to hollow out
Ancestry of “ahuecar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | hueco | hollow; gay; clueless |
| 2 | Old Spanish | ocar | — |
| 3 | Czech | oko | eye; twenty-one, pontoon; tarn |
| 4 | Old Czech | oko | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | ȍko | — |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ak- | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |