Where does “arghadow” come from?

arghadow (Cornish) comes from Cornish erghi, from Proto-Brythonic ėrxɨd, from Proto-Celtic ɸarsketi, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

arghadow (Cornish): command, commandment, order

Definitions

  1. command, commandment, order

Ancestry of “arghadow”, step by step

arghadow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish erghi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornisherghito bid, command, decree, order, require
2Proto-Brythonicėrxɨdto ask, plead
3Proto-Celticɸarsketito ask, to plead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂

via Cornish adow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂