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Where does “kuwannan-” come from?

kuwannan- (Hittite) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱwey- — to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...

kuwannan- (Hittite): precious stone, copper, blue

Definitions

  1. precious stone, copper, blue

Ancestry of “kuwannan-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwey-to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...

Words derived from “kuwannan-”

  • cyan
  • hydrocyanic
  • cyanate
  • cyanic
  • haemocyanin
  • selenocyanate
  • thiocyanic
  • hydrocyanate
  • isocyanic
  • hydroferricyanic
  • oxyhaemocyanin
  • oocyan
  • cyanean
  • œnocyan
  • cyanise
  • cyanos
  • cyaneus
  • cyanus
  • cyanellus
  • aciano
  • antociano
  • ciano
  • cianuro
  • ferrocianuro
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