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Where does “dru-kó” come from?

dru-kó (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

Ancestry of “dru-kó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
2Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “dru-kó”

  • tree
  • trough
  • treebeard
  • treeless
  • subtree
  • treetop
  • treehouse
  • quadtree
  • octree
  • treelike
  • rooftree
  • treelined
  • treeling
  • treebank
  • supertree
  • treewidth
  • singletree
  • firtree
  • hypertree
  • treemap
  • planetree
  • peachtree
  • nontree
  • crosstree
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