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Where does “ḱr̥h₂sro-” come from?

ḱr̥h₂sro- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

ḱr̥h₂sro- (Proto-Indo-European): hornet

Definitions

  1. hornet

Ancestry of “ḱr̥h₂sro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “ḱr̥h₂sro-”

  • hornet
  • hornetlike
  • Hornisse
  • horzel
  • hernet
  • hyrnetu
  • hyrnete
  • hurznutō
  • hursulǭ
  • horsel
  • hornaz
  • hornuz
  • hurniz
  • horniz
  • hornuz
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