Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “pékʷ-ye-”

114 words across 39 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye- — including pumpkin, melon, watermelon, peptic, dyspeptic, pepo, pumpkinseed, muskmelon.

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English (30)

Latin (10)

Ancient Greek (8)

Spanish (7)

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Italian (6)

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Japanese (2)

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Old Spanish (1)

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