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Where does “σκῐᾱ́” come from?

σκῐᾱ́ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

σκῐᾱ́ (Ancient Greek): shadow; shade

Definitions

  1. shadow; shade

Ancestry of “σκῐᾱ́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “σκῐᾱ́”

  • squirrel
  • squirrelly
  • skiagram
  • squirrelfish
  • squirrely
  • squirrelish
  • skiascopy
  • squirreltail
  • squirrellike
  • skiascope
  • sciagraphy
  • scialytic
  • sciomancy
  • ascian
  • sciurine
  • squirreldom
  • scioptic
  • sciaena
  • sciaenoid
  • ascians
  • sciosophy
  • antisquirrel
  • squirrelcide
  • sciagraph
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