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Where does “h₂egʷnós” come from?

h₂egʷnós (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

h₂egʷnós (Proto-Indo-European): lamb

Definitions

  1. lamb

Ancestry of “h₂egʷnós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “h₂egʷnós”

  • yawning
  • Una
  • yawn
  • yean
  • ean
  • amniocentesis
  • Oona
  • amnion
  • chorioamnionitis
  • amniotomy
  • amnioinfusion
  • amnionitis
  • amnioreduction
  • yawningly
  • yawner
  • yeanling
  • yawneth
  • yawny
  • jawn
  • chorioamnion
  • amnioscopy
  • amniocyte
  • amnioscope
  • amniochorion
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