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

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “ek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tocharianëkeye
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Tocharian ëk →