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Where does “kwaljaną” come from?

kwaljaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

kwaljaną (Proto-Germanic): to make suffer, to hurt

Definitions

  1. to make suffer, to hurt

Ancestry of “kwaljaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
2Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “kwaljaną”

  • quell
  • quelleth
  • quellest
  • quälen
  • kwellen
  • kwalm
  • kvälja
  • kväljning
  • kvalt
  • kvelning
  • kvele
  • kvælerhalsbånd
  • kvælstof
  • kvælstoffikserende
  • kvæle
  • kvæler
  • kvælerslange
  • kvælning
  • kvælningsanfald
  • quelle
  • quellen
  • cwalu
  • seolfcwalu
  • cwellan
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