Where does “ilekskverko” come from?

ilekskverko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kverko, from Latin quercus, from Proto-Italic kʷerkus, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

ilekskverko (Esperanto): holm oak

Definitions

  1. holm oak

Ancestry of “ilekskverko”, step by step

ilekskverko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto kverko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokverkooak, oak tree; oak
2LatinquercusAn oak, oak-tree, especially the Italian oak; Of...
3Proto-Italickʷerkus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

via Esperanto ilekso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoileksoholly
2Latinīlexholm oak (Quercus ilex)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkusEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷerkus
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