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Where does “ḱewk-” come from?

ḱewk- (Proto-Indo-European): flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Definitions

  1. flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “ḱewk-”

  • Ashoka
  • Cygnus
  • cygnet
  • Shukra
  • cygnine
  • Ashokan
  • cygnus
  • cycnus
  • cisne
  • cisne negro
  • cigno
  • Cicno
  • cygne
  • cisne
  • cigne
  • cigno
  • αγριόκυκνος
  • νανόκυκνος
  • κύκνος
  • Cygnus
  • Dendrocygna
  • κύκνος
  • Κύκνος
  • cignet