Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂éḱru

Etymology
Probably from.

Noun

 * 1)  tear (in the eyes)

Reconstruction notes
There is some trace evidence to suggest an original heteroclitic -stem, the suffix of which then metathesized to (as if it were a -stem of ), paralleling  > pre-Sanskrit. However, contradicting this is the Hittite descendant, which would have to have undergone the same remodeling for unknown reasons.

Derived terms

 * *dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru, which may point to an early meaning of *“bitter” for.