Where does “preks” come from?

preks (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European préḱs, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

Ancestry of “preks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “preks”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European préḱs →
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