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Where does “kl̥h₂d-” come from?

kl̥h₂d- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

Ancestry of “kl̥h₂d-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “kl̥h₂d-”

  • calamity
  • calamitous
  • calamitously
  • calamitousness
  • uncalamitous
  • calamitosus
  • clades
  • calamitas
  • calamidad
  • calamitoso
  • calamitosamente
  • anticalamità
  • calamità
  • calamiteux
  • calamité
  • calamiteit
  • kalamidad
  • calamité
  • kalamos
  • kadamitas
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