from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“colored, speckled”). IPA(key): /ˈerkah/ <span class="searchmatch">ᚓᚏᚉᚐ</span> (erca) m a male given name meaning “speckled animal (fish, cow, lizard, salamander...
alp, arc From Middle Irish erc (“speckled”), from Primitive Irish <span class="searchmatch">ᚓᚏᚉᚐ</span> (erca), from Proto-Celtic *ɸerkos (“speckled”), from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ-...