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Where does “kʷoynéh₂” come from?

kʷoynéh₂ (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

kʷoynéh₂ (Proto-Indo-European): payment; punishment, vengeance

Definitions

  1. payment; punishment, vengeance

Ancestry of “kʷoynéh₂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “kʷoynéh₂”

  • pain
  • punishment
  • penalty
  • penal
  • punitive
  • subpoena
  • penalize
  • peine
  • painkiller
  • penology
  • penalise
  • penally
  • punitiveness
  • penological
  • penalization
  • nonpunitive
  • punitively
  • painkilling
  • painfree
  • penologist
  • paineth
  • antipain
  • painfilled
  • nonpenal
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