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Where does “wleykʷ-” come from?

wleykʷ- (Proto-Indo-European): moist, to wet

Definitions

moist, to wet

Words derived from “wleykʷ-”

liquid
delicate
liquor
delicious
delicacy
delicately
deliciously
liqueur
dilettante
indelicate
illiquid
delicatessen
indelicacy
deliciousness
dilettantism
indelicately
semiliquid
dilettanteism
delicateness
liquidly
liquify
dilettantish
liquidy
nonliquid

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