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Where does “h₁enih₃kʷos” come from?

h₁enih₃kʷos (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

h₁enih₃kʷos (Proto-Indo-European): face

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “h₁enih₃kʷos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “h₁enih₃kʷos”

  • wynebwerth
  • wyneb
  • enīkʷos
  • ėnib
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