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Where does “ḱok-ó-s” come from?

ḱok-ó-s (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.

Ancestry of “ḱok-ó-s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable

Words derived from “ḱok-ó-s”

  • edge
  • eggs
  • egg
  • hedge
  • hag
  • edgy
  • hedgehog
  • eggplant
  • Edgerton
  • edgewise
  • eggnog
  • edgeways
  • edginess
  • hagfish
  • edgework
  • hackberry
  • egghead
  • hyperedge
  • eggy
  • edgeless
  • eggbeater
  • edger
  • edgily
  • egglaying
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