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Where does “sudus” come from?

sudus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European s(h₂)us-d(h)o-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ews- — dry, parched; to be dry.

sudus (Latin): dry; bright, clear

Definitions

  1. dry; bright, clear

Ancestry of “sudus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeans(h₂)us-d(h)o-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ews-dry, parched; to be dry
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