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Where does “ḱweytos” come from?
ḱweytos
(Proto-Indo-European): bright; shine; shine; bright
Definitions
bright; shine; shine; bright
Words derived from “ḱweytos”
white
White
wheat
whiteness
Whitehead
whitewashed
Whitby
nonwhite
whitewash
whiteboard
whiting
Whitewater
whitewashing
whitefish
whitefly
Whitehorse
Wheatland
whitely
whitetail
whitey
whitehaired
whitebait
Wheaties
wheatgrass