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Where does “solh₂wós” come from?

solh₂wós (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

Ancestry of “solh₂wós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “solh₂wós”

  • save
  • safe
  • Catholic
  • salvation
  • saving
  • safely
  • safer
  • Holocaust
  • Savior
  • unsafe
  • salvage
  • catholic
  • savior
  • holocaust
  • salve
  • saver
  • salvo
  • vouchsafe
  • safekeeping
  • hologram
  • lifesaving
  • catholicity
  • salvific
  • salvaging
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