Where does “ojera” come from?

ojera (Spanish) comes from Spanish ojo, from Old Spanish ojo, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

ojera (Spanish): coon eyes; ring or bag under the eye

Definitions

  1. coon eyes; ring or bag under the eye

Ancestry of “ojera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishojoeye; keyhole; caution
2Old Spanishojoeye
3Vulgar Latinocluseye; Alternative form of oculus
4LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
5Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “ojera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →