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Where does “gʷyṓwō” come from?

gʷyṓwō (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

Ancestry of “gʷyṓwō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “gʷyṓwō”

  • zoeal
  • zoetrope
  • zoea
  • zoetropic
  • prezoea
  • Zoechrome
  • zoamylin
  • zoognosy
  • zoe
  • zoaea
  • zoea
  • zoognosia
  • zotheca
  • zootrophion
  • zothecula
  • Zoe
  • ζω
  • ζωντόβολο
  • ζωή
  • Zootrophion
  • ζωή
  • ζωγράφος
  • ζάω
  • ζωθήκη
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