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Where does “hūyús” come from?

hūyús (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European suHyús, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Ancestry of “hūyús”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHyúsAlternative form of *suHnús; son
2Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
3Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “hūyús”

  • ακριβογιός
  • υιός
  • άσωτος υιός
  • παραγιός
  • γιος
  • ὑγιός
  • υἱύς
  • υἱός
  • γιός
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