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Where does “ḱr̥-m-os” come from?

ḱr̥-m-os (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “ḱr̥-m-os”, 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 “ḱr̥-m-os”

  • sirms
  • sirmis
  • iesirms
  • sirmmatis
  • širmas
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