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Where does “wisAn-” come from?

wisAn- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

wisAn- (Proto-Indo-European): aurochs, aurochs horn

Definitions

  1. aurochs, aurochs horn

Ancestry of “wisAn-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “wisAn-”

  • bison
  • wisent
  • bison
  • bisonte
  • bisonte
  • бизон
  • bison
  • Wisent
  • bisão
  • bisonte
  • バイソン
  • bizon
  • bizon
  • bizon
  • бизон
  • Bison
  • bison
  • bizon
  • 바이슨
  • bisontes
  • bisonte
  • bizon
  • bison
  • bison
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