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Where does “gʷih₃wós” come from?

gʷih₃wós (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

gʷih₃wós (Proto-Indo-European): alive, living

Definitions

  1. alive, living

Ancestry of “gʷih₃wós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “gʷih₃wós”

  • quick
  • vital
  • biological
  • survival
  • conviction
  • survive
  • vivid
  • biology
  • surviving
  • vitamin
  • revival
  • biography
  • viable
  • vitality
  • vividly
  • autobiography
  • biopsy
  • whiskey
  • revive
  • convict
  • survivor
  • biographical
  • antibiotic
  • whisky
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