wekʷ-mn̥-
“spoken thing, a word”Widely acceptedlanguagecommunication
word, verb, verbal, proverb
Nominal of *wekʷ- giving Latin verbum, English word, verb, verbal, proverb, adverb.
Related Roots
bʰeh₂-“to speak, to say, to tell”bʰeh₁-mn̥-₂“a speaking, a statement”bʰeh₂-sko-“to speak, to utter sounds”bʰeh₁-tl-“instrument of speaking, lips”bhewdh-“to be aware, to make aware”deh₃-s-“to give as instruction, to teach”délh₁-“to recount, to count, to tell”deyḱ-₂“to show, point out, pronounce solemnly”