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Where does “kyū-” come from?

kyū- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kew- — to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent.

Ancestry of “kyū-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankew-to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent

Words derived from “kyū-”

  • cūka
  • cūkgaļa
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