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Where does “ḱelnā” come from?

ḱelnā (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “ḱelnā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “ḱelnā”

  • cell
  • cellar
  • Keller
  • sill
  • windowsill
  • celled
  • cella
  • cellmate
  • supercell
  • cellblock
  • cellarer
  • photocell
  • doorsill
  • cellule
  • multicelled
  • macrocell
  • cellarage
  • multicell
  • microcell
  • celling
  • protocell
  • subcell
  • cellaret
  • intercell
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