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Where does “uksḗn” come from?

uksḗn (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

uksḗn (Proto-Indo-European): bull

Definitions

  1. bull

Ancestry of “uksḗn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

Words derived from “uksḗn”

  • ox
  • oxen
  • Ossian
  • Ossianic
  • aurochs
  • oxbow
  • oxcart
  • oxhide
  • oxlip
  • oxblood
  • oxeye
  • oxlike
  • Oxhey
  • oxpecker
  • oxgoad
  • oxtongue
  • oxeyed
  • oxheart
  • oxhead
  • Ossianesque
  • oxbird
  • oxless
  • oxskin
  • auroch
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