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Where does “knaw” come from?

knaw (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Irish cnáim, from Proto-Celtic knāmis, from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m — leg.

knaw (Middle Welsh): bone; skull

Definitions

  1. bone; skull

Ancestry of “knaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcnáimbone
2Proto-Celticknāmisbone
3Proto-Indo-Europeankónh₂mleg
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