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Where does “*kubros” come from?

*kubros (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kwep- — to smoke, to steam; to boil; aroma, strong odor.

Ancestry of “*kubros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankwep-to smoke, to steam; to boil; aroma, strong odor
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