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Where does “ḱolh₂mos” come from?

ḱolh₂mos (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

ḱolh₂mos (Proto-Indo-European): stalk

Definitions

  1. stalk

Ancestry of “ḱolh₂mos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “ḱolh₂mos”

  • caramel
  • calumet
  • holm
  • culm
  • calamus
  • haulm
  • caramelize
  • shawm
  • chalumeau
  • marram
  • caramelization
  • qalam
  • carmel
  • caramelly
  • haum
  • calamistrum
  • qalamdan
  • culmiferous
  • calamary
  • caramellike
  • carmelize
  • currente calamo
  • shawmer
  • calamistrated
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