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Where does “poxtos” come from?

poxtos (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic kʷoxtos, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

Ancestry of “poxtos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickʷoxtoscooked, hot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “poxtos”

  • poeth
  • poɨθ
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