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Where does “ḱʷei-” come from?

ḱʷei- (Proto-Indo-European): to shine, white, light

Definitions

to shine, white, light

Words derived from “ḱʷei-”

cyan
hydrocyanic
cyanate
cyanic
haemocyanin
selenocyanate
thiocyanic
hydrocyanate
isocyanic
hydroferricyanic
oxyhaemocyanin
oocyan
cyanean
œnocyan
cyanise
cyanos
cyaneus
cyanus
cyanellus
aciano
antociano
ciano
cianuro
ferrocianuro

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