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Where does “kiw-o-” come from?

kiw-o- (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s — dark; deep brown.

kiw-o- (Proto-Celtic): fog

Definitions

  1. fog

Ancestry of “kiw-o-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-wó-sdark; deep brown

Words derived from “kiw-o-”

  • ceo
  • ceoch
  • toitcheo
  • ceò
  • ceó
  • kay
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