Where does “ek” come from?
ek (Tocharian B) comes from Proto-Tocharian ëk, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
ek (Tocharian B): eye
Ancestry of “ek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tocharian | ëk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |