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Where does “kʰéhər” come from?

kʰéhər (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰésōr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

Ancestry of “kʰéhər”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰésōrhand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

Words derived from “kʰéhər”

  • surgery
  • surgical
  • surgeon
  • surgically
  • chiral
  • radiosurgery
  • chiropractic
  • neurosurgical
  • neurosurgery
  • neurosurgeon
  • nonsurgical
  • chiropractor
  • chirality
  • postsurgical
  • microsurgical
  • presurgical
  • cryosurgery
  • chirography
  • microsurgery
  • achiral
  • chirurgeon
  • electrosurgical
  • psychosurgery
  • postsurgery
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