h₂erǵ-nt-

“shining, white, silver”

Widely acceptedcolormetalmaterial

Source of Latin argentum, English argent, Argentina

Participle form for shining, yielding Latin argentum (silver/shining metal) and Argentina.

bʰerdʰ-“to cut, split, separate”bʰerǵ-s-“to protect by enclosing”bʰleh₁-wo-“yellow, golden-hued”bʰlewk-“to shine, to flash white”bʰlēg-“to shine, to gleam, to burn”bʰreg-mn̥“that which breaks, fragment”deru-“tree, wood, to be firm”dheHl-“to bloom, be green”