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Where does “rēn” come from?

rēn (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

Ancestry of “rēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italichrēn—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body
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