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Where does “dʰuh₂s-” come from?

dʰuh₂s- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “dʰuh₂s-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dʰuh₂s-”

  • dusk
  • dusky
  • duskiness
  • duskily
  • duskish
  • dusketh
  • predusk
  • dusklight
  • duskness
  • dusken
  • dusktime
  • duskishly
  • duskishness
  • duskdarter
  • duskless
  • duske
  • dosk
  • deox
  • dux
  • dox
  • duskaz
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