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Where does “néḱus” come from?

néḱus (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

néḱus (Proto-Indo-European): dead; mortal

Definitions

  1. dead; mortal

Ancestry of “néḱus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “néḱus”

  • Ingemar
  • éag
  • eug
  • Inguz
  • inguz
  • Ingumēraz
  • Ingimarr
  • éc
  • Ingimar
  • ankus
  • angheu
  • agheuawl
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