Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “sekʷe-”
138 words across 37 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- — including saw, saga, sawdust, sawing, jigsaw, sawmill, sawn, chainsaw.
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English (57)
- saw
- saga
- sawdust
- sawing
- jigsaw
- sawmill
- sawn
- chainsaw
- sawtooth
- sawest
- hacksaw
- sawgrass
- sawhorse
- sawfly
- sawbones
- whipsaw
- bandsaw
- sawbuck
- sawpit
- sawfish
- backsaw
- ripsaw
- resaw
- buzzsaw
- sawlike
- bucksaw
- sawblade
- fretsaw
- sawlog
- sawdusty
- sawbench
- sawbill
- unsawn
- sawshark
- plainsawn
- pitsaw
- flatsawn
- sawtoothlike
- sawable
- saweth
- riftsawn
- framesaw
- sawwort
- quartersaw
- jigsawlike
- minisaga
- sawbelly
- supersaga
- crown saw
- supersaw
- sawtooth wave
- pad saw
- unsawable
- hole saw
- sawist
- consaw
- jigsaw puzzle