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Where does “smh₁-tleh₂” come from?

smh₁-tleh₂ (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

Ancestry of “smh₁-tleh₂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

Words derived from “smh₁-tleh₂”

  • immaculate
  • mackerel
  • macular
  • immaculately
  • macula
  • maquis
  • maculopapular
  • maquette
  • macule
  • maculopathy
  • immaculateness
  • macchia
  • maculate
  • macchiato
  • maillot
  • vitreomacular
  • maquisard
  • submacular
  • papillomacular
  • paramacular
  • macle
  • mackle
  • macled
  • extramacular
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