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Where does “bʰeh₂os” come from?

bʰeh₂os (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

Ancestry of “bʰeh₂os”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bʰeh₂os”

  • photo
  • photograph
  • photography
  • phosphate
  • photographer
  • phosphorus
  • photon
  • photosynthesis
  • photosynthetic
  • phosphatase
  • photocopy
  • Phosphorus
  • photonic
  • triphosphate
  • photovoltaic
  • photochemical
  • phosphorous
  • photodiode
  • telephoto
  • photometric
  • photoreceptor
  • monophosphate
  • photoelectric
  • photosystem
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