wekʷ-₂

“to speak, tell, voice”

Widely acceptedspeechcommunication

Source of Latin vōx, vocāre, English voice, invoke, vocal

Root for speaking, yielding Latin vōx and vocāre, English voice, invoke, vocal, vowel, advocate.

bhewdh-“to be aware, to make aware”bʰeh₁-mn̥“utterance, speech”bʰeh₁-mn̥-₂“a speaking, a statement”bʰeh₁-tl-“instrument of speaking, lips”bʰeh₂-“to speak, to say, to tell”bʰeh₂-sko-“to speak, to utter sounds”deh₃-s-“to give as instruction, to teach”del-“to count, recount, tell”