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Where does “bʰenǵʰ-” come from?

bʰenǵʰ- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

bʰenǵʰ- (Proto-Indo-European): thick

Definitions

  1. thick

Ancestry of “bʰenǵʰ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “bʰenǵʰ-”

  • bony
  • bun
  • bunny
  • bunion
  • pachyderm
  • pachydermatous
  • intrabony
  • pachymetry
  • pachyderma
  • pachymeningitis
  • bunionectomy
  • honeybun
  • boniness
  • bunned
  • bunfight
  • bunless
  • pachydermia
  • bonily
  • nonbony
  • bunioned
  • pachymetric
  • bahuvrihi
  • pachymeter
  • bonxie
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