Where does “ירק” come from?

ירק (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic waraḳ- — green, greenish; yellow; leaf.

ירק (Hebrew): vegetation, herbage, greenery; singular of...

Definitions

  1. vegetation, herbage, greenery; singular of...

Ancestry of “ירק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticwaraḳ-green, greenish; yellow; leaf
Every word from Proto-Semitic waraḳ-
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