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Where does “Uɸortigernos” come from?

Uɸortigernos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Celtic uɸor-, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “Uɸortigernos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticuɸor-over, super-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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