Where does “erghi” come from?

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

erghi (Cornish): to bid, command, decree, order, require

Definitions

  1. to bid, command, decree, order, require

Ancestry of “erghi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicėrxɨdto ask, plead
2Proto-Celticɸarsketito ask, to plead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “erghi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →