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Where does “gugā” come from?

gugā (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

gugā (Proto-Indo-European): hump, ball

Definitions

  1. hump, ball

Ancestry of “gugā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “gugā”

  • cog
  • cogwheel
  • cockboat
  • cogger
  • coggly
  • coggle
  • coglike
  • coggery
  • cogwheeled
  • cogset
  • cogless
  • kogge
  • cogge
  • kuggō
  • kogge
  • cogghe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →