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Where does “elə́ťťōs” come from?

elə́ťťōs (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʷʰ-yōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

Ancestry of “elə́ťťōs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʷʰ-yōs—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “elə́ťťōs”

  • ελάσσων
  • ελάττωμα
  • ἐλάσσων
  • ἐλάττωμα
  • ἐλασσόω
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