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Where does “sḱēy-” come from?

sḱēy- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

sḱēy- (Proto-Indo-European): to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...

Definitions

  1. to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...

Ancestry of “sḱēy-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “sḱēy-”

  • шхера
  • schier
  • skär
  • skärgård
  • skjær
  • skære
  • skær
  • schiren
  • skir
  • skyren
  • skyr
  • sċīran
  • 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃
  • 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃
  • skýr
  • skíra
  • skær
  • heiðskír
  • skír
  • óskýr
  • skīriz
  • skīrīniz
  • skīraz
  • skīrijaną
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