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Where does “bak-” come from?

bak- (Proto-Indo-European): club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Definitions

  1. club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “bak-”

  • beak
  • beck
  • picador
  • beaky
  • beaklike
  • beakful
  • beakhead
  • beakless
  • bejan
  • beakish
  • halfbeak
  • stickybeak
  • debeak
  • longbeak
  • crossbeak
  • beakfish
  • pico de gallo
  • hornbeak
  • boko
  • beccal
  • kakabeak
  • becco
  • beccus
  • picapleitos