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Where does “(s)kʷálos” come from?

(s)kʷálos (Proto-Indo-European): large fish; sheatfish

Definitions

  1. large fish; sheatfish

Words derived from “(s)kʷálos”

  • whale
  • squalid
  • squalor
  • walrus
  • whaler
  • whalebone
  • whaleboat
  • narwhal
  • squalene
  • whaleman
  • whaleship
  • whaleback
  • squalidness
  • rorqual
  • squalidly
  • squalidity
  • whalelike
  • whaleboned
  • whalemeat
  • walruslike
  • whalery
  • whalesong
  • whalefish
  • presqualene