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Where does “benž-” come from?

benž- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Ancestry of “benž-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “benž-”

  • biežums
  • biezs
  • bieži
  • biezināšana
  • biezība
  • biezināt
  • biezums
  • biežs
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