Where does “dʰalk-” come from?

dʰalk- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

dʰalk- (Proto-Indo-European): pricking, stabbing, or cutting tool; needle, pin;...

Definitions

  1. pricking, stabbing, or cutting tool; needle, pin;...

Ancestry of “dʰalk-”, step by step

dʰalk- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European dʰelg-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

via Proto-Indo-European dʰelk-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelk-to stick, prick, stab
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