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Where does “ḱak-” come from?

ḱak- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-.

ḱak- (Proto-Indo-European): branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help

Definitions

  1. branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help

Ancestry of “ḱak-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-—

Words derived from “ḱak-”

  • edge
  • eggs
  • egg
  • hedge
  • hag
  • edgy
  • hedgehog
  • eggplant
  • Edgerton
  • Shakti
  • edgewise
  • eggnog
  • edgeways
  • edginess
  • shakti
  • hagfish
  • edgework
  • hackberry
  • egghead
  • Sakta
  • hyperedge
  • eggy
  • edgeless
  • eggbeater
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