Where does “ērkšķoga” come from?
ērkšķoga (Latvian) comes from Latvian oga, from Proto-Baltic wog-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ṓˀgāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ógeh₂ — small fruit ~ berry; berry, fruit.
ērkšķoga (Latvian): gooseberry; gooseberries
Ancestry of “ērkšķoga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | oga | berry |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | wog- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ṓˀgāˀ | berry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ógeh₂ | small fruit ~ berry; berry, fruit |