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Where does “(s)ḱeh₃-” come from?

(s)ḱeh₃- (Proto-Indo-European): darkness, shadow

Definitions

  1. darkness, shadow

Words derived from “(s)ḱeh₃-”

  • shadow
  • shame
  • shade
  • shades
  • shadowy
  • shady
  • squirrel
  • sham
  • shading
  • shader
  • foreshadow
  • schadenfreude
  • lampshade
  • shadowless
  • scotoma
  • shadeless
  • scotopic
  • squirrelly
  • eyeshadow
  • shadowland
  • shadowboxing
  • eyeshade
  • scotia
  • shadowlike