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Where does “Heh₃l(e)n-” come from?

Heh₃l(e)n- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- — to bow, to bend; elbow.

Ancestry of “Heh₃l(e)n-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow

Words derived from “Heh₃l(e)n-”

  • ulnar
  • ulna
  • radioulnar
  • humeroulnar
  • dorsoulnar
  • ulnarmost
  • ulnad
  • postulnar
  • ulna
  • ulna
  • ulna
  • ulna
  • ulna
  • ulna
  • ulna
  • olenā
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