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Where does “kʷekʷléh₂” come from?

kʷekʷléh₂ (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

kʷekʷléh₂ (Proto-Indo-European): wheels

Definitions

  1. wheels

Ancestry of “kʷekʷléh₂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “kʷekʷléh₂”

  • wheel
  • wheels
  • wheelchair
  • wheelbarrow
  • flywheel
  • freewheeling
  • wheelwright
  • cartwheel
  • wheal
  • pinwheel
  • wheelbase
  • cogwheel
  • handwheel
  • wheelman
  • freewheel
  • wheelwork
  • wheelsman
  • sidewheel
  • awheel
  • sternwheeler
  • wheelless
  • thumbwheel
  • wheelchairbound
  • treadwheel
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