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Where does “ḱsewl-” come from?

ḱsewl- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-.

Ancestry of “ḱsewl-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-—

Words derived from “ḱsewl-”

  • cell
  • sill
  • windowsill
  • celled
  • cellmate
  • supercell
  • cellblock
  • photocell
  • doorsill
  • multicelled
  • macrocell
  • sile
  • multicell
  • microcell
  • celling
  • protocell
  • subcell
  • intercell
  • geocell
  • picocell
  • celly
  • cellie
  • intracell
  • noncell
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