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Where does “sréw-mō” come from?

sréw-mō (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Ancestry of “sréw-mō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
2Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “sréw-mō”

  • Strymon
  • Στρυμών
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