Old Prussian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *perkūnas, from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷunos, from *pérkʷus (oak). Compare Lithuanian perkūnas, Latvian pērkons.

Proper noun

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Perkuns m

  1. Perkuno, the Prussian god of thunder, weather, and the sky