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Where does “tségʷomai” come from?

tségʷomai (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tyegʷ- — to leave alone, give up; to retreat.

tségʷomai (Proto-Hellenic): to shy, shy away; to feel ashamed

Definitions

  1. to shy, shy away; to feel ashamed

Ancestry of “tségʷomai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantyegʷ-to leave alone, give up; to retreat
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