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Where does “ḱh₃tós” come from?

ḱh₃tós (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- — to sharpen, whet; sharpen.

ḱh₃tós (Proto-Indo-European): sharpened

Definitions

  1. sharpened

Ancestry of “ḱh₃tós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen

Words derived from “ḱh₃tós”

  • cato
  • cate
  • catus
  • Catius
  • katos
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