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Where does “liǵʰnéh₂-” come from?

liǵʰnéh₂- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

Ancestry of “liǵʰnéh₂-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “liǵʰnéh₂-”

  • lick
  • licking
  • lecherous
  • lechery
  • lecher
  • cowlick
  • lech
  • relick
  • lecherously
  • bootlick
  • lickable
  • lecherousness
  • licketh
  • licky
  • cowlicked
  • deerlick
  • lickpenny
  • lechy
  • lickest
  • unlickable
  • midlick
  • lickably
  • arse-licking
  • licksome
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