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Where does “peh₂ḱ-” come from?

peh₂ḱ- (Proto-Indo-European): to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Definitions

  1. to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “peh₂ḱ-”

  • pay
  • peace
  • paid
  • fair
  • Pacific
  • paying
  • taxpayer
  • payable
  • fake
  • fain
  • unpaid
  • payroll
  • repaid
  • payoff
  • pact
  • peaceable
  • peaceably
  • payload
  • paycheck
  • peacetime
  • payback
  • pacifist
  • pacify
  • payer