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Where does “poyH-” come from?

poyH- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

Ancestry of “poyH-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “poyH-”

  • fat
  • fatty
  • vat
  • fattening
  • fatten
  • nonfat
  • butterfat
  • fathead
  • phat
  • fatback
  • fatly
  • fibrofatty
  • fattish
  • milkfat
  • overfat
  • fatling
  • marrowfat
  • bodyfat
  • backfat
  • antifat
  • fatlike
  • fattiness
  • fatheaded
  • fatless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →