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Where does “ḱēw-” come from?

ḱēw- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

ḱēw- (Proto-Indo-European): skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...

Definitions

  1. skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...

Ancestry of “ḱēw-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “ḱēw-”

  • code
  • incumbens
  • coat
  • incumbendus
  • hip
  • incombere
  • coding
  • incomber
  • hue
  • incombement
  • coating
  • waistcoat
  • overcoat
  • incubation
  • succumb
  • encode
  • petticoat
  • decoder
  • cubicle
  • decode
  • hippie
  • incubator
  • encoder
  • hued
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