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Where does “bekkos” come from?

bekkos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

bekkos (Proto-Celtic): beak, snout

Definitions

  1. beak, snout

Ancestry of “bekkos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “bekkos”

  • beak
  • beck
  • picador
  • beaky
  • beaklike
  • beakful
  • beakhead
  • beakless
  • bejan
  • beakish
  • halfbeak
  • stickybeak
  • debeak
  • longbeak
  • crossbeak
  • beakfish
  • pico de gallo
  • hornbeak
  • boko
  • beccal
  • kakabeak
  • becco
  • beccus
  • picapleitos
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