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Where does “kʷerkus” come from?
kʷerkus (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.
Ancestry of “kʷerkus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Indo-European
pérkus
oak
2
Proto-Indo-European
perkʷ-
oak
Words derived from “kʷerkus”
quercetin
quercitron
quercite
quercin
quercus
quercitannin
quercivorous
Quercus
querquetum
kverko
quercicolus
quercinus
quercous
quercea
querceus
quercula
*cerquus
quernus
kvär
querquetulanus
cercula
quercia
korkokverko
quercitannic acid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →
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