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Where does “mh₂ḱwos” come from?

mh₂ḱwos (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Ancestry of “mh₂ḱwos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “mh₂ḱwos”

  • McKenna
  • McHugh
  • McWorld
  • Makenna
  • McMansion
  • McLibel
  • Mckenna
  • McGuirl
  • McDojo
  • Mac-
  • Mc-
  • mac
  • mic
  • uchtmhac
  • leasmhac
  • garmhac
  • maca
  • aonmhac
  • nighean-mhic
  • bean-mhic
  • mac-talla
  • mac-peathar
  • MacGriogair
  • mac-bràthar
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