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Where does “tarkúṣ” come from?

tarkúṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian tarkúš, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

Ancestry of “tarkúṣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniantarkúš—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “tarkúṣ”

  • तर्कु
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →