Where does “pürčiä” come from?

pürčiä (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic pürkidäk, from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

pürčiä (Votic): to strive, seek (to)

Definitions

  1. to strive, seek (to)

Ancestry of “pürčiä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpürkidäkto strive for, to endeavor; to tend to do
2Proto-Germanicwurkijanąto work, to do work; to make
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic pürkidäk →
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