Where does “knias” come from?

knias (Cornish) comes from Proto-Celtic knāyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kneh₂- — to bite, to gnaw.

knias (Cornish): to chew

Definitions

  1. to chew

Ancestry of “knias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticknāyetito bite, to chew
2Proto-Indo-Europeankneh₂-to bite, to gnaw

Words derived from “knias”

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