Where does “ērce” come from?
ērce (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic erkyā-, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
ērce (Latvian): tick, mite
Ancestry of “ērce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | erkyā- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |