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Where does “sokʷ-h₁-yé-” come from?

sokʷ-h₁-yé- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ancestry of “sokʷ-h₁-yé-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sokʷ-h₁-yé-”

  • say
  • saying
  • saith
  • sie
  • sayest
  • besiege
  • sayeth
  • unsay
  • sayth
  • unsayable
  • soothsaying
  • sayer
  • besieger
  • sayable
  • naysayer
  • besiegement
  • doomsayer
  • naysay
  • soothsay
  • yeasay
  • doomsaying
  • besiegeth
  • sayability
  • resay
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