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Where does “*nik-” come from?
*nik- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.
Ancestry of “*nik-”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Indo-European
ney-
to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
2
Cebuano
-hi
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Words derived from “*nik-”
neyk-
νεῖκος
λικμάω
nikt
uɸoonixtos
*nixtos
Πολυνείκης
nikns
cruithnecht
λίκνον
niknums
cruithneacht
liknon
Polynices
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