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Where does “kinō” come from?

kinō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵi-n-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

kinō (Proto-Germanic): A split; crack; A germ; sprout

Definitions

  1. A split; crack; A germ; sprout

Ancestry of “kinō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵi-n-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

Words derived from “kinō”

  • chink
  • chinky
  • chine
  • chin
  • ċine
  • ċinu
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