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Where does “kuHp-” come from?

kuHp- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European kew- — to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent.

kuHp- (Proto-Indo-European): water vessel; water vessel; hollow

Definitions

  1. water vessel; water vessel; hollow

Ancestry of “kuHp-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankew-to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent

Words derived from “kuHp-”

  • hive
  • hives
  • hiver
  • hivelike
  • hivemind
  • hiveless
  • hiveward
  • inhive
  • hivewards
  • superhive
  • unhive
  • immenhuif
  • bijenhuif
  • huif
  • hyfe
  • hȳf
  • కూపము
  • kúHp-o-s
  • कूप
  • huve
  • hūfa
  • কুঁৱা
  • hūfi
  • kúHpas
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