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Where does “pérḱus” come from?

pérḱus (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

pérḱus (Proto-Indo-European): oak

Definitions

  1. oak

Ancestry of “pérḱus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “pérḱus”

  • Firth
  • Firthian
  • quercitannic
  • quercite
  • quercin
  • quercous
  • quercitannic acid
  • quercitannin
  • quercivorous
  • quercula
  • quercicolus
  • querceus
  • quercea
  • quercus
  • querquetum
  • querquetulanus
  • querciarolo
  • quercioso
  • quercite
  • quercia
  • querceta
  • Kiefer
  • Kienföhre
  • Föhre
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