Where does “h₃ngʷʰi-” come from?

h₃ngʷʰi- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

Ancestry of “h₃ngʷʰi-”, step by step

h₃ngʷʰi- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʷʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʷʰ-nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ-
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