Where does “*kerwos” come from?
*kerwos (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
Ancestry of “*kerwos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥h₂wós | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |