Where does “erchi” come from?

erchi (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh erchim, from Proto-Brythonic ėrxɨd, from Proto-Celtic ɸarsketi, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

erchi (Middle Welsh): to ask; to beg

Definitions

  1. to ask; to beg

Ancestry of “erchi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welsherchimto ask, request, demand for something
2Proto-Brythonicėrxɨdto ask, plead
3Proto-Celticɸarsketito ask, to plead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “erchi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →