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Where does “wéhmə” come from?

wéhmə (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wésmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Ancestry of “wéhmə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwésmn̥—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “wéhmə”

  • himation
  • ἱμάτιον
  • ἷμα
  • εἷμα
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