Where does “virk” come from?

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

virk (Estonian): hard-working

Definitions

  1. hard-working

Ancestry of “virk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PunjabiਵਿਰਕVirk, used by Jatts
2Sanskritवृकa wolf; plough; thunderbolt
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwŕ̥kaswolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “virk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wŕ̥kas →Every word from Sanskrit वृक →