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Where does “Ōxus” come from?
Ōxus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ὦξος, from Proto-Iranian waxš-.
Ancestry of “Ōxus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
Ὦξος
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2
Proto-Iranian
waxš-
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Words derived from “Ōxus”
Oxus
oxo
Transoxiana
oxoguanine
oxovanadium
oxophilic
oxobutanoate
oxoaldehyde
oxophilicity
oxononanoate
oxoethyl
oxopentanoate
oxocarboxylic
Transoxianan
oxocholesterol
Transoxiana
oxianus
oxoamide
oxorhenium
oxiodic
oxoacetate
oxoammonium
oxopiperazine
oxomaritidine
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