augi
See also: augí
Latvian
Norwegian Nynorsk
Sudovian
Etymology
- From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ak-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs. Compare Lithuanian akìs, ãkys (“eye; eyes”), Latvian acs, acis (“id.”), Old Prussian agins, ackis (“id.”).[1][2]
- Alternatively, may be borrowed from Middle High German [Term?], cf. German Auge, Augen (“eye; eyes”).[1]
Noun
augi
References
- Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985) “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica, volume 21, number 1 (in Lithuanian), Vilnius: VU, , page 70: “augi ‘akys, l. ocze’ 115”
- “akìs” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. augi s. ‘Augen’”.
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