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Where does “ǵʰed-i̯e/o-” come from?

ǵʰed-i̯e/o- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- — to defecate.

Ancestry of “ǵʰed-i̯e/o-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰed-to defecate

Words derived from “ǵʰed-i̯e/o-”

  • dhjes
  • dzetša
  • dzedtja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- →