Where does “viralko” come from?

viralko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vir-, from Esperanto viro, from Latin vir, from Proto-Italic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

viralko (Esperanto): bull elk; bull moose

Definitions

  1. bull elk; bull moose

Ancestry of “viralko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovir-male
2Esperantoviroman
3Latinvirman in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...
4Proto-Italicwirosa man
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Italic wiros →