Where does “virga” come from?

virga (Estonian) comes from Estonian virk, from Punjabi ਵਿਰਕ, from Sanskrit वृक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

virga (Estonian): genitive singular of virk

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of virk

Ancestry of “virga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvirkhard-working
2PunjabiਵਿਰਕVirk, used by Jatts
3Sanskritवृकa wolf; plough; thunderbolt
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwŕ̥kaswolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas →Every word from Sanskrit वृक →