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Where does “ḱerh₂wós” come from?

ḱerh₂wós (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “ḱerh₂wós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “ḱerh₂wós”

  • Cervantes
  • cervine
  • carnyx
  • hircocervus
  • cervicide
  • cervinus
  • cervina
  • cervarius
  • cervicapra
  • cervus
  • Cervantes
  • ciervo
  • cervo
  • cervone
  • cervino
  • cervicapre
  • cerf
  • cervo
  • Cervus
  • Cervinae
  • Cervidae
  • κάρνυξ
  • cervo
  • ciervu
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