Aka
See also: Appendix:Variations of "aka"
English
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Etruscan
Hungarian
Etymology
First attested in 1437.. Usually explained as a derivation from personal name Ok or the place name Akes. Helimski argues for Slavic borrowing. Compare Proto-Slavic *oko (“eye”), which was also used as a designation for lakes, ponds and springs.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -kɒ
References
- Marek Stachowski, Eugen Helimskis Materialien zur Erforschung der ältesten slawisch-ungarischen Sprachkontakte, Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia 14 (2009): 35–107 Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego: Kraków, page 41
Plautdietsch
Turkish
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