Where does “wek” come from?
wek (Tocharian B) comes from Proto-Tocharian wek, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
wek (Tocharian B): voice, noise
Ancestry of “wek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tocharian | wek | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |