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Where does “perconans” come from?

perconans (Latin) comes from Latin percontor, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

Definitions

Ancestry of “perconans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpercontorI inquire, investigate; I question, interrogate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →