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Where does “helawos” come from?

helawos (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Italic xelawos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

helawos (Proto-Italic): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “helawos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicxelawos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “helawos”

  • helvite
  • helvus
  • Helvius
  • Elvio
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →