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Where does “h₁eh₃l(e)n-” come from?

h₁eh₃l(e)n- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- — to bow, to bend; elbow.

Ancestry of “h₁eh₃l(e)n-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow

Words derived from “h₁eh₃l(e)n-”

  • olecranon
  • olecranal
  • olecranoid
  • olecrano
  • olecranico
  • ωλένη
  • λευκώλενος
  • ὠλένη
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