derkʷ-mn̥-

“a seeing, keen gaze”

Widely acceptedperceptionmythological

dragon, draconian, drake

Nominal of *derkʷ- giving Greek drakōn > dragon, English draconian, drake.‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‌

derkʷ-“to see clearly, gaze at”ǵews-tó-“tasted, chosen by taste”gʰaw-es-“to gape at, marvel”gʰaws-tó-“observed, perceived”ǵneh₃-“to know, to recognise”gʷeyd-eyo-“to keep seeing, watching over”h₃ed-mn̥-“smell, odor”h₂eḱ-eyo-“to keep sharpening, making keen”