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Where does “ḱorh₂-” come from?

ḱorh₂- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “ḱorh₂-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “ḱorh₂-”

  • discrepancy
  • crave
  • Bertram
  • Rover
  • raven
  • crevice
  • decrepit
  • rave
  • ravens
  • rover
  • craven
  • rove
  • discrepant
  • raves
  • crevasse
  • crepitus
  • cravenly
  • quebracho
  • reave
  • creviced
  • craveth
  • cravest
  • ravest
  • decrepitate
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