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Where does “hwéks” come from?

hwéks (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

hwéks (Proto-Hellenic): cardinal...

Definitions

  1. cardinal...

Ancestry of “hwéks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “hwéks”

  • hexagonal
  • hexadecimal
  • hexagon
  • hexagram
  • hexavalent
  • hexafluoride
  • samite
  • hexamer
  • hexene
  • hexaploid
  • hexadecane
  • hexachord
  • hexapod
  • hexahedral
  • hexameric
  • hexagonally
  • hexanol
  • hexahedron
  • hexahydrate
  • hexachlorobenzene
  • hexapeptide
  • hexachlorocyclohexane
  • hexapole
  • hexachloride
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