Where does “c̣hoy” come from?

c̣hoy (Palula) comes from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

c̣hoy (Palula): threshing of wheat

Definitions

  1. threshing of wheat

Ancestry of “c̣hoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
2Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd- →