Where does “ekwos” come from?

ekwos (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

ekwos (Proto-Italic): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “ekwos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “ekwos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →