Where does “จักษุ” come from?
จักษุ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit चक्षु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.
จักษุ (Thai): eye
Ancestry of “จักษุ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | चक्षु | eye; name of a prince; the Oxus river |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čákšuš | the eye |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷḱus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |