Where does “pirkums” come from?

pirkums (Latvian) comes from Latvian pirkt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic per-k-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pirkums (Latvian): purchase

Definitions

  1. purchase

Ancestry of “pirkums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpirktto buy, to purchase; to buy
2Proto-Balto-Slavicper-k-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic per-k- →