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Where does “(s)mēy(H)-” come from?
(s)mēy(H)-
(Proto-Indo-European): to cut, hew
Definitions
to cut, hew
Words derived from “(s)mēy(H)-”
mean
meaning
mine
mining
meaningful
mineral
domination
undermine
meaningless
undermining
demeanor
meanest
meanness
promenade
mien
misdemeanor
meaningfully
prom
mineralization
meaner
unmeaning
meanly
mineralogy
demean