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Where does “(s)ḱeh₃ih₂” come from?

(s)ḱeh₃ih₂ (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

(s)ḱeh₃ih₂ (Proto-Indo-European): shadow, shade

Definitions

  1. shadow, shade

Ancestry of “(s)ḱeh₃ih₂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “(s)ḱeh₃ih₂”

  • squirrel
  • squirrelly
  • skiagram
  • squirrelfish
  • squirrely
  • squirrelish
  • skiascopy
  • squirreltail
  • squirrellike
  • skiascope
  • sciagraphy
  • scialytic
  • sciomancy
  • sciurine
  • ascian
  • squirreldom
  • scioptic
  • sciaena
  • sciaenoid
  • sciosophy
  • antisquirrel
  • sciuroid
  • ascians
  • squirrelcide
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