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

Definitions

  1. to hollow out

Ancestry of “ahuecar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhuecohollow; gay; clueless
2Old Spanishocar—
3Czechokoeye; twenty-one, pontoon; tarn
4Old Czechokoeye
5Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
6Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
8Proto-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- →