Proto-IE: *pert- (-th-; Gr pt-)
Meaning: twig, sprout
Armenian: orth (o-St.) `Weinstock, Rebe'
Old Greek: ptórtho-s m. `Sprössling, Trieb, junger Zweig, Ast'
Slavic: *perkā `Querstange'
Latin: pertica f. `Stange, langer Stock'
Other Italic: Osk perek<aís> `perticīs'; Umbr perkaf `virgās', percam `virgam'
Russ. meaning: прут
