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Where does “si-sǵʰ-” come from?

si-sǵʰ- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

Ancestry of “si-sǵʰ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “si-sǵʰ-”

  • ischemia
  • postischemia
  • ischury
  • ischuria
  • isco-
  • ἴσχο-
  • ἰσχουρία
  • ἴσχω
  • ὑπισχνέομαι
  • ὑπόσχεσις
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