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Where does “opʰrū́s” come from?

opʰrū́s (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

Ancestry of “opʰrū́s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow

Words derived from “opʰrū́s”

  • φρύδι
  • ὀφρύς
  • ὀφρύδιον
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →