Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wérǵom

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

From *werǵ-.

Noun

*wérǵom n (non-ablauting)

work

Inflection

Thematic
	singular
nominative	*wérǵom
genitive	*wérǵosyo
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wérǵom	*wérǵoy(h₁)	*wérǵeh₂
vocative	*wérǵom	*wérǵoy(h₁)	*wérǵeh₂
accusative	*wérǵom	*wérǵoy(h₁)	*wérǵeh₂
genitive	*wérǵosyo	*?	*wérǵooHom
ablative	*wérǵead	*?	*wérǵomos
dative	*wérǵoey	*?	*wérǵomos
locative	wérǵey, wérǵoy	*?	*wérǵoysu
instrumental	*wérǵoh₁	*?	*wérǵōys

Descendants

Armenian:
- Old Armenian: գործ (gorc)
  - Armenian: գործ (gorc)
Balto-Slavic:
- Latvian: var̂za (“fish trap”)
- Lithuanian: váržas (“fish trap”)
- Slavic: *vьrša (“fishing basket, osier fish-trap”) (possibly) (see there for further descendants)
Celtic:
- *wergā
  - Old Irish: ferg (“anger”), ferc, fergg
    - Irish: fearg
    - Manx: ferg
    - Scottish Gaelic: fearg
- *wergos (adj.)
  - Welsh: gwery (“active, lively”)
Germanic: *werką (see there for further descendants)
Hellenic: *wérgon
- Ancient Greek: ἔργον (érgon)
  Doric Greek: ϝέργον (wérgon)
  
  Elean Greek: ϝάργον (wárgon)
  - Greek: έργο (érgo)
Indo-Iranian: *wárĵam
- Indo-Aryan: *wárȷ́am
  - Sanskrit: वर्ज (várja, adj.)
- Iranian: *wárĵam
  - Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬆𐬨‎ (varəzəm)
Tocharian:
- Tocharian A: wark (“wickerwork”)

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