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Where does “-iHwós” come from?

-iHwós (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “-iHwós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-iHwós”

  • positive
  • effective
  • negative
  • relative
  • relatively
  • alternative
  • option
  • objective
  • respectively
  • extensive
  • healthy
  • cognitive
  • effectively
  • collective
  • sympathy
  • comprehensive
  • administrative
  • competitive
  • adopt
  • respective
  • effectiveness
  • exclusively
  • exclusive
  • legislative
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →