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Where does “h₃engʷen-” come from?

h₃engʷen- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

Ancestry of “h₃engʷen-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

Words derived from “h₃engʷen-”

  • omentum
  • omental
  • gastroomental
  • unguinous
  • unguen
  • unguinosus
  • omentum
  • kouign-amann
  • im
  • iompair
  • ime
  • ìm
  • umadsa
  • umad
  • umaibhse
  • uimpese
  • uimpe
  • umaibh
  • mur timcheall
  • uimesan
  • mar timcheall
  • mun timcheall
  • mu thimcheall
  • mud thimcheall
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