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Where does “bʰeh₂-mā-” come from?

bʰeh₂-mā- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

Ancestry of “bʰeh₂-mā-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “bʰeh₂-mā-”

  • famous
  • fame
  • infamous
  • famously
  • infamy
  • defamation
  • femme
  • defamatory
  • infamously
  • infame
  • nonfamous
  • fameless
  • famousness
  • unfamous
  • famoused
  • semifamous
  • antidefamation
  • nondefamatory
  • femmy
  • disfame
  • superfamous
  • fameworthy
  • enfame
  • infamousness
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