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Where does “knokkos” come from?

knokkos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kneg-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

knokkos (Proto-Celtic): protuberance, hill

Definitions

  1. protuberance, hill

Ancestry of “knokkos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankneg-back of the head, nape, neck
2Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “knokkos”

  • Knox
  • Knoxian
  • cnoc
  • cnoc
  • Knox
  • cnocc
  • cnoccach
  • cronk
  • crongan
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