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Where does “(s)kʷálos” come from?
(s)kʷálos
(Proto-Indo-European): large fish; sheatfish
Definitions
large fish; sheatfish
Words derived from “(s)kʷálos”
whale
squalid
squalor
gunwale
walrus
whaler
whalebone
whaleboat
narwhal
squalene
gunnel
whaleman
whaleship
whaleback
squalidness
rorqual
squalidly
wels
whalelike
whaleboned
whalemeat
walruslike
whalery
whalesong