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Where does “kr-kr-” come from?

kr-kr- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

kr-kr- (Proto-Indo-European): circular

Definitions

  1. circular

Ancestry of “kr-kr-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “kr-kr-”

  • cancer
  • chart
  • charter
  • cancel
  • cancellation
  • chancel
  • charting
  • cancerous
  • chancery
  • canker
  • anticancer
  • cancellous
  • chancre
  • charterer
  • incarcerate
  • precancerous
  • chancellery
  • carceral
  • chancroid
  • noncancer
  • noncancerous
  • recharter
  • statechart
  • cancellable
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