Etymology Explorer › Tocharian A

Where does “ak” come from?

ak (Tocharian A) comes from Proto-Tocharian ëk, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

ak (Tocharian A): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “ak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tocharianëk—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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