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

ak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Tocharian ëk

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

via Proto-Tocharian āk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tocharianākzeal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Tocharian ëk →