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Where does “h₂ŕ̥tḱos” come from?

h₂ŕ̥tḱos (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

h₂ŕ̥tḱos (Proto-Indo-European): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “h₂ŕ̥tḱos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying

Words derived from “h₂ŕ̥tḱos”

  • Arthur
  • Arctic
  • Antarctic
  • Antarctica
  • arctic
  • Arthurian
  • Arcturus
  • subarctic
  • antarctic
  • Oso
  • ursine
  • subantarctic
  • Arthuriana
  • holarctic
  • Antarctican
  • circumarctic
  • Arthurianism
  • panarctic
  • Ursid
  • subursine
  • arcticization
  • boreoarctic
  • arctician
  • uva ursi
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