Where does “erchi” come from?

erchi (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh erchi, from Old Welsh erchim, from Proto-Brythonic ėrxɨd, from Proto-Celtic ɸarsketi, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

erchi (Welsh): to seek, to ask (for), to request, to beg (for)

Definitions

  1. to seek, to ask (for), to request, to beg (for)

Ancestry of “erchi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welsherchito ask; to beg
2Old Welsherchimto ask, request, demand for something
3Proto-Brythonicėrxɨdto ask, plead
4Proto-Celticɸarsketito ask, to plead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “erchi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →