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Where does “aojar” come from?

aojar (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *adoculāre, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

aojar (Spanish): to evil-eye; to look at

Definitions

  1. to evil-eye; to look at

Ancestry of “aojar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*adoculāre—
2LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
3Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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