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Where does “*kʷerxtā” come from?
*kʷerxtā (Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.
Ancestry of “*kʷerxtā”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Indo-European
pérkus
oak
2
Proto-Indo-European
perkʷ-
oak
Words derived from “*kʷerxtā”
*perθ
perth
Arberth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →