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Where does “kouʔ-” come from?

kouʔ- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kowh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.

Ancestry of “kouʔ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankowh₂-to beat
2Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge

Words derived from “kouʔ-”

  • Kovar
  • kuć
  • kowadło
  • kujon
  • потковати
  • okovati
  • kovati
  • оковати
  • ковати
  • potkovati
  • kovácsoltvas
  • kovácsol
  • kovácsolt
  • csontkovács
  • kovács
  • kovář
  • Kovář
  • mědikovec
  • kovat
  • кова
  • кове
  • kovati
  • kuti
  • kovačь
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