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”gʰaw-es-“to gape at, marvel”gʰaws-tó-“observed, perceived”gʷeyd-eyo-“to keep seeing, watching over”h₂ekʷ-“to see, perceive”h₂ew-“to perceive, to hear”h₂ew-dʰ-“to perceive, be aware”h₂ews-dʰ-“to hear, give ear to”