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Where does “fahsą” come from?

fahsą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

fahsą (Proto-Germanic): hair; headhair, mane

Definitions

  1. hair; headhair, mane

Ancestry of “fahsą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “fahsą”

  • fax
  • Halifax
  • faxed
  • faxback
  • refax
  • faxer
  • faxable
  • faxlore
  • e-fax
  • cryptofax
  • fax
  • факс
  • faksi
  • faksaus
  • faksata
  • ファックス
  • fax
  • telefax
  • faxen
  • fax
  • faks
  • факс
  • fax
  • faxok
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