Where does “Orkus” come from?

Orkus (Polish) comes from Latin orcus, from Ancient Greek ὅρκος, from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- — to emend, make good, recompense.

Orkus (Polish): Orcus

Definitions

  1. Orcus

Ancestry of “Orkus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorcusunderworld; afterlife
2Ancient Greekὅρκοςthe object by which one swears, the witness of an...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρκος →Every word from Latin orcus →