Where does “erchim” come from?
erchim (Old Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic ėrxɨd, from Proto-Celtic ɸarsketi, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
Ancestry of “erchim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | ėrxɨd | to ask, plead |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | ɸarsketi | to ask, to plead |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱéti | to keep asking, to question |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |