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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *erkʷ- <PIH *e->
Meaning: to light up; to glorify, to sing of
Hittite: arkuwai- (I) 'beten ~ se défendre, s'excuser ~ antworten ~ die eigenen Verdienste hervorheben' (Tischler 61)
Tokharian: A yärk, B yarke 'Verehrung'; yärk- 'to honor' (Adams 484)
Old Indian: árcati `to shine; to praise, sing', arká- m. `ray, flash; religious ceremony, praise, hymn, song; singer'; r̥c- f. `praise, verse', ŕ̥kvan-, r̥kvá- `praising'
Armenian: erg `Lied'
Russ. meaning: освещать; воспевать
References: WP I 147
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 515
Root: erkʷ-
English meaning: to shine; to praise
German meaning: `strahlen; hell klingen, lobpreisen'
Material: Ai. árcati .strahlt; lobsingt, begrüßt, ehrt', arká- m. `Strahl, Blitzstrahl, Sonne, Feuer; Lied, Sänger' (= arm. erg), r̥c-, Nom. Sg. r̥k f. `Glanz; Gedicht, Vers', r̥kvan- `lobpreisend, jubelnd';

    arm. erg `Lied';

    air. erc `Himmel', mir. suairc `angenehm, schön, strahlend' (*su-erkʷis);

    toch. A yärk, В yarke `Verehrung' (Pedersen REtIE. 3, 18);

    hitt. ar-ku-u̯a-nu-un `ich betete' (arku̯anun); anders Hendriksen 45 und 74.

References: WP. I 147, Marstrander ZceltPh. 7, 360; vgl. oben S. 65.
Pages: 340
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