Where does “arg” come from?

arg (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

Ancestry of “arg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk-
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