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Where does “hrówos” come from?

hrówos (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European srówos, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Ancestry of “hrówos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansrówos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “hrówos”

  • rhusflavanone
  • rhusflavone
  • Rhus
  • ῥόος
  • ῥοῦς
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