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Where does “ki-tu-” come from?

ki-tu- (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

Ancestry of “ki-tu-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “ki-tu-”

  • cytun
  • cydun
  • cyd
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