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Where does “ḱapros” come from?

ḱapros (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱapr̥ — penis.

ḱapros (Proto-Indo-European): male hooved animal

Definitions

  1. male hooved animal

Ancestry of “ḱapros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱapr̥penis

Words derived from “ḱapros”

  • Capromys
  • Capromyidae
  • κάπρος
  • kápros
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