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Where does “Séwes” come from?

Séwes (Navajo) comes from English Ceres, from Latin Cerēs, from Proto-Italic kerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “Séwes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCeresa recently discovered asteroid; Roman goddess of...
2LatinCerēs—
3Proto-Italickerēs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerēs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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