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Where does “ǵʰh₁i-eh₂-” come from?

ǵʰh₁i-eh₂- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.

ǵʰh₁i-eh₂- (Proto-Indo-European): to gape, be wide open

Definitions

  1. to gape, be wide open

Ancestry of “ǵʰh₁i-eh₂-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁y-to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰih₁-—

Words derived from “ǵʰh₁i-eh₂-”

  • hiatus
  • dehiscence
  • dehiscent
  • indehiscent
  • dehisce
  • nondehiscent
  • inhiation
  • hiatic
  • prehiatus
  • antihiatic
  • semihians
  • hiulcus
  • hiulce
  • hies
  • inhio
  • hiatus
  • inhians
  • inhiatio
  • inhiare
  • hians
  • hiscens
  • hiscendus
  • hiant
  • hiet
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