Where does “ወርቅ” come from?

ወርቅ (Amharic) comes from Proto-Semitic waraḳ- — green, greenish; yellow; leaf.

ወርቅ (Amharic): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “ወርቅ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticwaraḳ-green, greenish; yellow; leaf

Words derived from “ወርቅ

Every word from Proto-Semitic waraḳ-