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Where does “kn̥-yós” come from?

kn̥-yós (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Ancestry of “kn̥-yós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “kn̥-yós”

  • Cenozoic
  • kainite
  • cenancestor
  • cenesthesia
  • caenophidian
  • cen-
  • -cene
  • ceno-
  • ceno-
  • cenobio
  • biocenologia
  • geobiocenosi
  • cenozoico
  • biocenosi
  • cenosi
  • Kainit
  • καινοφανής
  • Caenogastropoda
  • Caenophidia
  • caeno-
  • καινόω
  • καίνωσις
  • ἀνακαινόω
  • καινότης
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →