Where does “cuter” come from?

cuter (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

Ancestry of “cuter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “cuter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →
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