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Where does “suH-” come from?

suH- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

suH- (Proto-Indo-European): pig, hog, swine

Definitions

  1. pig, hog, swine

Ancestry of “suH-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
2Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “suH-”

  • sown
  • sow
  • sowing
  • swine
  • hyena
  • sower
  • soweth
  • swinish
  • sowest
  • hyoscyamine
  • unsown
  • hyomandibular
  • swinishness
  • sowbelly
  • suovetaurilia
  • swinishly
  • resow
  • hyolaryngeal
  • hyoepiglottic
  • presowing
  • swinehood
  • swinelike
  • glossohyal
  • swinery
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