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Where does “kowh₂-” come from?

kowh₂- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.

kowh₂- (Proto-Indo-European): to beat

Definitions

  1. to beat

Ancestry of “kowh₂-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge

Words derived from “kowh₂-”

  • Kovar
  • kauss
  • kuć
  • kowadło
  • kujon
  • потковати
  • okovati
  • kovati
  • оковати
  • ковати
  • potkovati
  • kovácsoltvas
  • kovácsol
  • kovácsolt
  • csontkovács
  • kovács
  • kovář
  • Kovář
  • mědikovec
  • kovat
  • káušas
  • káuti
  • кова
  • кове
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