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Where does “porskō” come from?

porskō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

porskō (Proto-Italic): ask for, request, demand

Definitions

  1. ask for, request, demand

Ancestry of “porskō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “porskō”

  • postulate
  • expostulate
  • postulant
  • expostulatory
  • expostulative
  • expostulateth
  • expostulans
  • postulaturus
  • postulandus
  • postulatio
  • postulatus
  • expostulate
  • deposco
  • postulans
  • appostulo
  • postulo
  • posco
  • poscendus
  • expostulaturus
  • expostulatus
  • expostulandus
  • postulare
  • poscens
  • deposcens
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