h₁erkʷós (Proto-Indo-European)
Where does "h₁erkʷós" come from?
The Proto-Indo-European root *h₁erkʷ- meant to sing or praise, eventually evolving into the term *h₁erkʷós. By attaching the deverbal adjective suffix *-ós to this root, the word came to describe objects or people associated with acts of singing, praising, or shining.
Full etymology tree
- *h₁erkʷós (Proto-Indo-European), 'something that does or is subject to:'
- deverbal *h₁erkʷ- (Proto-Indo-European), 'to praise, to shine'
- suffix *-ós (Proto-Indo-European), 'Forms possessive adjectives from nouns.'
Ancestors
- *-ós (Proto-Indo-European)
Updated June 2026
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