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Where does “kʷeh₂m” come from?

kʷeh₂m (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

Ancestry of “kʷeh₂m”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “kʷeh₂m”

  • quasi
  • cue
  • pluperfect
  • miscue
  • quasiparticle
  • quasistatic
  • quasiexperimental
  • quasispecies
  • quasiperiodic
  • cuer
  • curlicue
  • quasijudicial
  • quasilinear
  • quasicrystal
  • quasireligious
  • quasistationary
  • quasipublic
  • quasigeostrophic
  • quasiclassical
  • quasigovernmental
  • quasielastic
  • autocue
  • quasicrystalline
  • quasimilitary
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