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Where does “dametos” come from?

dametos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Celtic damos, from Proto-Indo-European dm̥h₂-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

dametos (Proto-Celtic): sheep

Definitions

  1. sheep

Ancestry of “dametos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdamosox
2Proto-Indo-Europeandm̥h₂-ó-bull
3Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

Words derived from “dametos”

  • dafad
  • davas
  • dañvadez
  • dañvad
  • daβ̃ad
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