ojo

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Spanish word ojo comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-, and later Proto-Italic *okʷelos (Eye.)

*h₃ekʷ- (Proto-Indo-European)

eye, eye, to see, to see, eye; to see

*h₃okʷih₁ (Proto-Indo-European)

*okelos (Proto-Italic)

*okʷelos (Proto-Italic)

Eye.

oculum (Latin)

oclus (Vulgar Latin)

ojo (Spanish)

Look! watch out! Eye. Keyhole.

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