Roots/*h₂erǵ-nt-h₂erǵ-nt-“shining, white, silver”Widely acceptedcolormetalmaterialSource of Latin argentum, English argent, ArgentinaParticiple form for shining, yielding Latin argentum (silver/shining metal) and Argentina.Related Rootsbʰerdʰ-“to cut, split, separate”bʰerǵ-s-“to protect by enclosing”bʰlēg-“to shine, to gleam, to burn”bʰleh₁-wo-“yellow, golden-hued”bʰlewk-“to shine, to flash white”bʰreg-mn̥“that which breaks, fragment”deru-“tree, wood, to be firm”dʰeh₁-gʷʰ-“to burn, to be warm, dark from burning”related entrySee also: h2erg-nt- variant