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Where does “déywih₂” come from?

déywih₂ (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

déywih₂ (Proto-Indo-European): goddess

Definitions

  1. goddess

Ancestry of “déywih₂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
2Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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