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Where does “ḱowh₁ós” come from?

ḱowh₁ós (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

ḱowh₁ós (Proto-Indo-European): hollow

Definitions

  1. hollow

Ancestry of “ḱowh₁ós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “ḱowh₁ós”

  • cave
  • cavity
  • cage
  • cavern
  • concave
  • cavernous
  • cava
  • gage
  • decoy
  • cavil
  • caving
  • caveman
  • caval
  • birdcage
  • codger
  • kedge
  • intracavitary
  • cavus
  • intracavity
  • biconcave
  • gabion
  • cavitary
  • caverned
  • microcavity
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