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Where does “ǵénh₁trih₂” come from?

ǵénh₁trih₂ (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tōr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ǵénh₁trih₂ (Proto-Indo-European): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “ǵénh₁trih₂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tōrone who begets, produces; parent
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “ǵénh₁trih₂”

  • genetrix
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