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Where does “perkunos” come from?

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

perkunos (Proto-Indo-European): the thunder god

Definitions

  1. the thunder god

Ancestry of “perkunos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “perkunos”

  • piorun
  • Faron
  • perunъ
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