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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “kʷerkus”

  • quercitannic
  • quercite
  • quercin
  • quercous
  • quercitannic acid
  • quercitannin
  • quercivorous
  • quercula
  • quercicolus
  • quercea
  • querceus
  • quercus
  • querquetum
  • querquetulanus
  • querciarolo
  • quercioso
  • quercite
  • quercia
  • querceta
  • korkokverko
  • kverko
  • Quercus
  • cercula
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