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Where does “ekʷos” come from?

ekʷos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

ekʷos (Proto-Celtic): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “ekʷos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “ekʷos”

  • Achaius
  • eachmairt
  • eachaí
  • eachaíocht
  • eachaire
  • each
  • eachlann
  • each
  • eich
  • ebolesau
  • ebol
  • eboles
  • echaire
  • ech
  • Eochaid
  • ekʷālos
  • epālos
  • echmairt
  • ebọl
  • ebawl
  • ᚓᚊᚐᚄ
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