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Where does “h₁yaǵ-yu-s” come from?

h₁yaǵ-yu-s (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁yaǵ- — to sacrifice; to worship.

Ancestry of “h₁yaǵ-yu-s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yaǵ-to sacrifice; to worship

Words derived from “h₁yaǵ-yu-s”

  • dinner
  • dine
  • diner
  • dinnertime
  • jejunum
  • jejune
  • dinnerware
  • dinette
  • dinnerless
  • predinner
  • jejuneness
  • interdine
  • dinnerplate
  • jejunely
  • dineth
  • jejunity
  • dinnery
  • dinerlike
  • dinest
  • jentacular
  • dinery
  • dinnerwear
  • dinnerette
  • dinnerly
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